WGU D372 WMM1 TASK 3 | INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS THINKING | 2026
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What is a system, as Daniel Kim would define it?
A) All the different animals on a farm
B) Items stored in a pantry
C) Offices in a financial services company
D) A restaurant serving customers - -D) A restaurant serving customers
--Which statement describes systems thinking?
A) It is a way of disconnecting each part of a situation to examine it individually
B) It is a disciplined approach which understands situations both by examining its parts and the unified
whole
C) It is a philosophy based on the flow of one event to another
D) It is a step-by-step set of instructions - -B) It is a disciplined approach which understands situations
both by examining its parts and the unified whole
--What does David Peter Stroh mean by clarity as relates to a system?
A) The ability to see a situation in black and white terms.
B) The ability to see a situation accurately and completely.
C) The ability to see a situation's flaws, like the flaws in a diamond.
D) The ability to see a situation in all its facets, like a diamond. - -B) The ability to see a situation
accurately and completely.
--What describes a system and a systemic problem within it?
A) A fleet of trucks that have sustained hail damage
B) A country engaging in a democratic election
C) A group of construction workers building a bridge
D) A car with a dead battery - -D) A car with a dead battery
--Which two responses describes a system and a systemic problem within it?
A) A smartphone designer's new phone case not accommodating the size of the phone's camera.
B) The highways around a growing city becoming congested because of additional residents.
C) Remodelers painting a home's exterior.
D) Commuters being held up on the highway due to a three-car crash
E) Rain falling on a children's playground, keeping them from playing - -A) A smartphone designer's
new phone case not accommodating the size of the phone's camera.
B) The highways around a growing city becoming congested because of additional residents.
--What describes the concept of a system's boundaries?
A) A graph showing the data related to a system
B) A statement of what a system does not include
C) A statement of what a system includes
D) Anything included in, and not excluded from, the analysis of the system - -D) Anything included in,
and not excluded from, the analysis of the system
--What explains the meaning of pattern as that term relates to a system?
A) The hierarchy of people in an organization
B) Recurring events or behaviors
C) Processes and procedures invented on the spot to address a particular problem
D) Particularly important events or behaviors - -B) Recurring events or behaviors
--What explains the meaning of interconnections as that term relates to a system?
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
What is a system, as Daniel Kim would define it?
A) All the different animals on a farm
B) Items stored in a pantry
C) Offices in a financial services company
D) A restaurant serving customers - -D) A restaurant serving customers
--Which statement describes systems thinking?
A) It is a way of disconnecting each part of a situation to examine it individually
B) It is a disciplined approach which understands situations both by examining its parts and the unified
whole
C) It is a philosophy based on the flow of one event to another
D) It is a step-by-step set of instructions - -B) It is a disciplined approach which understands situations
both by examining its parts and the unified whole
--What does David Peter Stroh mean by clarity as relates to a system?
A) The ability to see a situation in black and white terms.
B) The ability to see a situation accurately and completely.
C) The ability to see a situation's flaws, like the flaws in a diamond.
D) The ability to see a situation in all its facets, like a diamond. - -B) The ability to see a situation
accurately and completely.
--What describes a system and a systemic problem within it?
A) A fleet of trucks that have sustained hail damage
B) A country engaging in a democratic election
C) A group of construction workers building a bridge
D) A car with a dead battery - -D) A car with a dead battery
--Which two responses describes a system and a systemic problem within it?
A) A smartphone designer's new phone case not accommodating the size of the phone's camera.
B) The highways around a growing city becoming congested because of additional residents.
C) Remodelers painting a home's exterior.
D) Commuters being held up on the highway due to a three-car crash
E) Rain falling on a children's playground, keeping them from playing - -A) A smartphone designer's
new phone case not accommodating the size of the phone's camera.
B) The highways around a growing city becoming congested because of additional residents.
--What describes the concept of a system's boundaries?
A) A graph showing the data related to a system
B) A statement of what a system does not include
C) A statement of what a system includes
D) Anything included in, and not excluded from, the analysis of the system - -D) Anything included in,
and not excluded from, the analysis of the system
--What explains the meaning of pattern as that term relates to a system?
A) The hierarchy of people in an organization
B) Recurring events or behaviors
C) Processes and procedures invented on the spot to address a particular problem
D) Particularly important events or behaviors - -B) Recurring events or behaviors
--What explains the meaning of interconnections as that term relates to a system?
