In Many Studies, Participants Fail to Use Analogies as an Aid

question 20

Multiple Choice

In many studies, participants fail to use analogies as an aid to problem solving. Of the following, which is the MOST plausible explanation of this fact?

• A) Participants do not understand the value of analogies, so they do not bother searching for them.
• B) Participants search their memories based on the surface structure of the problem and thus fail to think of many useful analogies.
• C) Participants pay too much attention to the deep structure of a problem, and so they fail to see the features that lead to analogy.
• D) Participants seem unable to use analogies even when explicitly instructed to do so.

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