Kotovsky and colleagues (1985)studied the way individuals approach the Tower of Hanoi problem.They found that participants:
A) adopted the backup-avoidance strategy.
B) adopted the difference-reduction strategy.
C) initially adopted the backup-avoidance strategy,then switched to a means-ends strategy.
D) initially adopted the difference-reduction strategy,then switched to a means-ends strategy.

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Kotovsky and colleagues' study on the Tower of Hanoi problem found that participants initially adopted the difference-reduction strategy, which involves making moves that reduce the difference between the current state and the goal state. However, as they encountered difficulties with this approach, they switched to a means-ends strategy, which involves breaking the problem down into smaller problems and solving each one to gradually achieve the goal. This shift in strategy allowed participants to more effectively solve the Tower of Hanoi problem.

Kotovsky and Colleagues (1985)studied the Way Individuals Approach the Tower