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

question 22

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 don't understand the value of analogies, so they don't bother searching for them.
• B) Participants search their memories based on the surface structure of the problem. As a result, they fail to think of analogous cases that happen to be concerned with a different topic.
• 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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