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such as contextual shiing, functional inference, and hypothesis testing; and genera-
tive, which is related with analogical transfer, association, retrieval, and synthesis.
(3) Decision nature—intermediate level. is is dened by Christiaans and Almendra
(2008) as being of three types: framing decisions—decisions made during the period
when a designer mentally “frames” the object; key decisions—those made at moments
when the (preparation of the) product creation occurs; and enabler decisions—which
signify mental object representat ...