Dragging One Image Onto Another

The book, Photoshop Layers, by Kloskowski, starts the subject of Masks on p. 94 by telling the reader to open two images, then use the Move tool to drag one onto the other so that they are in the same document.
A picture of what that should look like shows, in the Layers palette, image A in the Background layer, and image B residing in Layer 1. Each thumbnail shows an entire image (not a checkered thumbnail with a small image within it).
As the title indicates, the book is designed for Photoshop users. I use Elements 6 but have been able to perform most of the tutorials; however, the above instructions baffle me. I cannot fathom what he is talking about.
In Elements 6, How can I drag one image onto the other? I start out with two images in the bin - and the move tool does not work on bin images. I have tried various workarounds but the results do not look like the Layers palette picture he shows. For instance: File/New/Blank File does not work.
As to my level of knowledge: I am very comfortable with layers of all sorts and understand/use them. I am also familiar with Elements. So, if you will, assume I am not a neophyte, even though my question may seem very basic.

Normally this won't matter, but there are situations where it does change what you bring in; like rasterizing an EPS file, for instance. In full PS, it creates smart objects from the files you use the command on.
A text layer, for example, is no longer editable after being placed. But for most images, I suppose it would be okay.

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