Gick and Holyoak (1980) Found That the Ability to Solve

Multiple Choice

Gick and Holyoak (1980) found that the ability to solve a problem

A) did not depend on the participant's having previously read the solution to a similar problem.
B) was dependent on the participant's being explicitly told to use the example as a hint in solving the problem.
C) was independent of whether participants had been told to use the story as a hint in solving the problem.
D) was unrelated to the participant's familiarity with similar problems.