alleryA child adapts the way she solved an earlier puzzle to a new puzzle with similar features. Which strategy is this?
AReduction
BSymmetry
CAnalogy
DBypassing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Analogy
1. Analogy means adapting the solution to a previous problem which has similar features or mechanisms.
2. The child reuses the earlier approach on a similar puzzle.
3. Reduction changes the problem into another one, and symmetry simplifies the picture.
_Source: Wikipedia, Problem solving, section Problem-solving strategies_
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