alleryIn problem solving, what does mental set mean?
ARe-using a past successful solution out of habit
BSeeing an object as having only one function
CCollecting only data that backs a prior belief
DImposing arbitrary limits on the task
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Re-using a past successful solution out of habit
1. Mental set is the inclination to re-use a previously successful solution instead of searching for better ones.
2. It is a reliance on habit.
3. Seeing one function only is functional fixedness, collecting favouring data is confirmation bias, and invented limits are unnecessary constraints.
_Source: Wikipedia, Problem solving, section Mental set_
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