People Often Find It Difficult to Solve a Problem by Using

question 217

Multiple Choice

People often find it difficult to solve a problem by using a familiar object in a novel way because of ​

• A)a mental set.
• B)unnecessary constraints.
• C)irrelevant information.
• D)functional fixedness.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The method of creating broad ideas by identifying and extracting shared attributes from examples.

Positive Instance

An example or case that supports a theory or hypothesis.

Complete Enumeration

A method involving listing all possible members of a set to show a proposition's truth.

Generalization

The process or act of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.