Adam and Mike are playing chess. Adam sees that he can win by getting his queen to a particular space. Before he can accomplish that goal, he must get Mike to move the piece that is occupying that space. He sees that he can force Mike to move the piece if he makes a particular move now, which he does. Adam is __________ to solve this problem.

A. working backward
B. using heuristics
C. using incubation
D. making analogies


Answer: A

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