Tendency to approach problems using past successful strategies Helpful for similar problems but blocks novel solutions.

Refusing to engage with a problem after early failure

Tendency to approach problems using past successful strategies

Approaching new problems with no consistent strategy

Losing access to strategies that previously worked

Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-Making

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

Mental set is

Explanation

Helpful for similar problems but blocks novel solutions.

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