One Way That Functional Fixedness and Mental Set Are Similar

question 51

Multiple Choice

One way that functional fixedness and mental set are similar to each other is that

• A) Both emphasize our reliance on bottom-up processing.
• B) Both show that we rely too heavily on a strategy that is typically useful.
• C) Both show that we tend to emphasize the positive, rather than the negative.
• D) Both emphasize our inability to use situated learning effectively.

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