Research on the Ability to See and Apply Analogies Between

question 49

Multiple Choice

Research on the ability to see and apply analogies between the "radiation problem" (tumor problem) and the attack problem indicates that

• A)people commonly miss the analogy with or without a hint.
• B)people easily see the connection between the problems,and use it to solve the second one.
• C)people rarely see the connection between the problems unless they're given a hint;then,they usually do make the connection.
• D)analogies only work with complex problems,not simple ones.

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Definitions:

Discrimination

Involves unjust or prejudicial treatment towards individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, age, or sex.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause, without the need for further conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning where, through continuous pairing, a reaction initially induced by a second stimulus comes to be provoked by the first stimulus instead.