A Mental Set Exists When People

question 59

Multiple Choice

A mental set exists when people

• A) persist in using problem-solving strategies that have worked in the past.
• B) place an unnecessary constraint on the solution to a problem.
• C) assume that all the information provided in a problem is necessary to solve the problem.
• D) perceive an item only in terms of its most common use.

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Definitions:

Free Energy

A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a system to do work; used to predict the direction of chemical reactions.

Reactants

Substances initially present in a chemical reaction that are consumed during the reaction to make products.

Activation Energy

Minimum amount of energy required to start a reaction.

Reactant Molecules

Substances that take part in a chemical reaction and are consumed to form products.