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What is the difference between functional fixedness and mental set?
 
  a. A mental set is more rigid than functional fixedness.
  b. Functional fixedness emphasizes the objects involved in solving the problem, whereas mental set emphasizes the problem solver's strategies.
  c. Functional fixedness applies to problem finding, whereas mental set applies to problem solving.
  d. There is no substantial difference; the two terms are identical.

Question 2

According to the research on mental sets,
 
  a. mental set is an overreliance on bottom-up processing.
  b. mental set is especially helpful when you are trying to solve a problem creatively.
  c. people may produce inferior problem solutions if they are shown examples of possible solutions before they try to solve the problem.
  d. mental sets neither help nor hinder problem solving.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: b

Answer to Question 2

Ans: c


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