Joanne always attempts to discipline her child through grounding because it has worked in the past. Lately, it has not been working, but she keeps trying because it always worked before. Joanne has encountered which obstacle to problem solving??

a. ?functional fixedness
b. ?an algorithm
c. ?a mental set
d. ?underextension


ANSWER:
c

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