When One Tries to Solve a Problem, One Brings to the Situation

question 210

Multiple Choice

When one tries to solve a problem, one brings to the situation all sorts of assumptions, habits of mind, and pre-existing knowledge and expectations. All these elements together make up one's usual problem-solving strategy, which is called a(n) :

• A)confirmation bias.
• B)mental set.
• C)solution frame.
• D)algorithm.

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