If a cognitive psychologist were to tell you that you have a mental set, what would she mean?
A. You would have more success in problem solving if you were sitting.
B. You only possess two of the three mental operations of the set.
C. You are solving similar problems in the same, habitual way.
D. You are incapable of using heuristic reasoningyour mental set is fixed.
Answer:C
If a cognitive psychologist were to tell you that you have a mental set, what would she mean?
A. You would have more success in problem solving if you were sitting. B. You only possess two of the three mental operations of the set. C. You are solving similar problems in the same, habitual way. D. You are incapable of using heuristic reasoningyour mental set is fixed.