The study involving American and Chinese college students who were asked to solve two problems, one that required a solution similar to the strategy in the Hansel and Gretel story and one that required a solution similar to a strategy in a Chinese fairy tale, demonstrated the impact of _____ on analogical problem solving.
A) culturally specific content
B) informal theories
C) differences in parents' educational practices
D) social scaffolding

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The study demonstrated the impact of culturally specific content on analogical problem solving, as the different cultural backgrounds of the American and Chinese students were shown to affect their ability to solve problems that required knowledge of their respective cultural stories.

The Study Involving American and Chinese College Students Who Were