Imagine you have a problem to solve that has some similarities to problems you have previously solved. If focusing on the similarities leads you relatively quickly to a solution, you would be benefiting from the ____ heuristic; on the other hand, if focusing on the similarities prevents or slows your finding a solution, you would be hindered by the ____ barrier to problem-solving

a. changing the representation of the problem; functional fixedness
b. changing the representation of the problem; mental set
c. searching for analogies; functional fixedness
d. searching for analogies; mental set


D

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