GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
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you keep trying some solution because it has worked before.
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you use step-by-step instructions to solve a problem.
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you use intuition to create a new solution.
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use divergent thinking.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mental set, in basic terms, refers to the tendency to stick to solutions that have worked for you in the past when trying to solve a problem. In trying to make these familiar solutions work, you typically end up overlooking or ignoring other possible solutions. This phenomenon is also known as the Einstellung effect.
Detailed explanation-2: -A mental set generally refers to the brain’s tendency to stick with the most familiar solution to a problem and stubbornly ignore alternatives.
Detailed explanation-3: -A mental set is a tendency to only see solutions that have worked in the past. This type of fixed thinking can make it difficult to come up with solutions and can impede the problem-solving process.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, a child may enter a store by pushing a door open. Every time they come to a door after that, the child pushes the door expecting it to open even though many doors only open by pulling. This child has a mental set for opening doors.
Detailed explanation-5: -For example, when doing her math homework, Henna sees a type of problem that she’s familiar with. She knows how to solve that problem because she’s done it before. In this case, her mental set, or way of looking at the math problem, works to her benefit. The problem is when mental sets lead to functional fixedness.