GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
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Functional Fixedness
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Mental Set
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Representative Heuristics
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Availability Heuristics
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mental Set: a tendency to approach a problem in a particular way, especially a way that has been successful in the past but may or may not be helpful in solving a new problem. Functional Fixedness: the tendency to think of objects only in terms of their usual functions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fixation is the human tendency to approach a given problem in a set way that limits one’s ability to shift to a new approach to that problem. As such, fixation impairs ideation for designers and results in impasses. It can also cause the Einstellung effect, the phenomenon of overlooking better ways of solving problems.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mental set: A mental set is a tendency to only use solutions that have worked in the past rather than looking for alternative ideas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Various methods of studying problem solving exist within the field of psychology including introspection, behavior analysis and behaviorism, simulation, computer modeling, and experimentation.