People Are Especially Likely to Use Analogies Effectively in Problem

question 24

Multiple Choice

People are especially likely to use analogies effectively in problem solving

• A)when they are well trained in means-ends analysis.
• B)when they have been trained to pay attention to structural similarities.
• C)when they are working on an ill-defined problem.
• D)when they are trying to solve a problem that is unrelated to other problems they have recently solved.

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