Dr Daniels Is Providing Feedback to a Publishing Company on a Draft

Multiple Choice

Dr. Daniels is providing feedback to a publishing company on a draft of a new psychology textbook that another professor has written. In one section, the professor introduces a difficult concept by describing a similar phenomenon that students reading the text might find more familiar. Based on your understanding of analogy as a problem-solving aid, what is the most useful feedback that Dr. Daniels could provide?

A) "A good idea-but make sure the similarities between the two phenomena are explicitly described."
B) "Excellent use of analogy!"
C) "Omit the description-limit your discussion to the relevant psychological concepts to avoid confusing students."
D) "Omit the introductory description-it will establish a specific mental set that will impede students' understanding of the psychological concept."