Lauren is baking a cake for her boyfriend's birthday. She starts to panic because she does not have all of the ingredients. She calms down when she realizes that the important thing is to bake a cake, not to have specific ingredients. She first tries to find substitutes for the missing ingredients. She then looks for cake recipes that will work with the ingredients she has. Lauren is engaging in:

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Lauren is facing a problem (missing ingredients) and is actively trying to find a solution (substitutes or alternative recipes). This is an example of problem-solving. Decision-making would come into play once Lauren has identified her alternatives and must choose which one to pursue. Heuristic reasoning and algorithmic reasoning are different types of thinking processes and not applicable to this scenario.

Lauren Is Baking a Cake for Her Boyfriend's Birthday