Research on the ability to see and apply analogies between the "radiation problem" (tumor problem) and the attack problem indicates that:

a) people commonly miss the analogy with or without a hint.
b) people easily see the connection between the problems, and use it to solve the second one.
c) people rarely see the connection between the problems unless they're given a hint; then, they usually do make the connection.
d) analogies only work with complex problems, not simple ones.

Answer: a

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