People Often Find It Difficult to Solve a Problem by Using

question 115

Multiple Choice

People often find it difficult to solve a problem by using a familiar object in a novel way.What is this called

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

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Definitions:

Price Floor

A government or regulatory-imposed price control that sets the minimum allowable price to be charged for a particular good or service. It is aimed at protecting producers by ensuring prices do not fall below a certain level.

Government

The governing body of a nation, state, or community, responsible for making and enforcing laws and policies.

Pencils

Writing instruments with a thin form factor, containing a core of graphite or a color pigment, used for writing or drawing.

Excess Supply

A market condition where the quantity of a product offered for sale by producers exceeds the quantity demanded by consumers at a given price.