Anastasia is building a sand castle at the beach
She is frustrated by the fact that the water keeps washing it away. She has rebuilt the castle five times already, each one a little further from the waves. Her brother Christopher walks up, sees the problem, and proceeds to dig a channel for the water that bypasses her latest sand castle completely. Which cognitive block was Anastasia demonstrating?
A) Functional fixedness
B) Convergent thinking
C) Mental set
Correct. Mental set occurs when we get stuck in a specific problem-solving strategy and can't see the problem from a new angle.
D) Thin slicing
Answer: C
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