81. David Tall conducted a study to investigate 16 year old students’ concept image and
concept definition. The students were asked to draw the tangent to the following graph
at the origin. Some students did not cope with the task and asserted that “…because the
tangent should touch the line at one specific point but this tangent would touch it
constantly.”
Which of the following best describes the cause of the students’ answer?
(A)Almost always the concept definition will be evoked by students when solving
problems.
(B)Almost always the concept image will be evoked by students when solving
problems.
(C)The concept definition includes a form of words used to specify the concept,
however, the students were asked to draw a tangent in this case.
(D)The concept image includes a form of words used to specify the concept, however,
the students were asked to draw a tangent in this case.