Josh was trying to decide which of two people to hire for a job.A colleague told him a story about her parents deciding to get two cats when they could not decide which one to buy.Josh recognized that hiring both people would solve his problem as well.Josh has
A)restructured his problem.
B)worked backward from an end state.
C)used an appropriate analogy.
D)overcome a mental set.

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Josh used an analogy (the story about choosing two cats instead of one) to solve his dilemma about which person to hire, by deciding to hire both. This demonstrates the use of an appropriate analogy to reach a solution.

Josh Was Trying to Decide Which of Two People to Hire