You are given the problem of building a structure that can support an overcoat in the middle of a room and are given
only two long sticks and a clamp to work with. You are more likely to solve this problem if you first thought of how pole lamps are wedged between floor and ceiling. Using your previous knowledge of pole lamps to solve the coat rack problem is an example of
a. selective comparison.
b. selective attention.
c. selective combination.
d. selective encoding.
ANSWER: a
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