Amber Lives in a Housing Development Between Two Parallel Streets

question 24

Multiple Choice

Amber lives in a housing development between two parallel streets that both connect to a freeway. She usually takes the street to the south when heading southbound on the freeway to work, but that street is closed for repairs for three months. Amber takes the street to the north during that time. After the street to the south is re-opened, she continues to take the street to the north, even though it is a slightly longer route. Continuing to take the street to the north represents

• A) a single dissociation.
• B) a source problem.
• C) a mental set.
• D) convergent thinking.

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