When the process of analogical problem solving was applied to the fortress and radiation problems, which of the following represented the mapping step of this process?
A) Likening the dangerous mines to the dangerous tumor
B) Developing schemas for each individual problem
C) Connecting the fortress with the tumor
D) Generalizing from groups of soldiers to using many rays to solve the problem

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The mapping step involves finding similarities or connections between the source and target problems. In this case, connecting the fortress with the tumor is the mapping step since they are the source and target problems, respectively. Option A represents a similarity already given in the problem statement, option B is a step before the mapping, and option D represents generalizing from the source problem, but not mapping between them.

When the Process of Analogical Problem Solving Was Applied to the Fortress