In order to find new ways to open a can,
a group leader asks his team of inventors to think of "opening," in general,
rather than asking them to come up with a better way to open a can. In doing so, this group leader will
a. encourage creativity since he broadly defined the problem.
b. discourage creativity because he defined the problem too broadly.
c. encourage the use of mental sets, thus, encouraging creativity.
d. prevent incubation of the problem, thus, discouraging creativity.
ANSWER: a
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