The Story of How the Post-It Note Was Invented by an Engineer

Multiple Choice

The story of how the Post-It note was invented by an engineer who accidentally created a weak adhesive and had to convince others that it was a "good idea" illustrates that

A) ​ideas are rarely accepted until they can be viewed as an analogy of a previous problem.
B) ​ideas must become mental sets within the general public before they are accepted.
C) ​"thin-slicing" is a poor way to determine the practicality of an invention.
D) ​unusual and original ideas may be rejected at first by conventional thinkers.