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Jamie has trouble with her printer, but she has learned that if she turns it off for a minute and restarts her computer, it usually starts working again. Last Thursday, the printer ran out of paper. Jamie didn’t notice and, after turning the computer and printer on and off a few times, became very frustrated. Jamie’s printer problems on Thursday are most clearly a result of
(A) belief bias.
(B) low experiential intelligence.
(C) divergent thinking.
(D) functional fixedness.
(E) mental set.
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(E) mental set.
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Jamie’s printer problems are most clearly a result of mental set. Jamie has a set way of dealing with her printer problems, and it is difficult for her to break out of this set. Belief bias is when one’s preexisting beliefs color one’s logical thought. Experiential intelligence is a term Sternberg uses to denote creativity. Divergent thinking is also associated with creativity. Functional fixedness is the inability to think of a novel use for a familiar object.
Posted : 23/04/2024 5:00 pm