Obstacles to Problem Solving in Psychology Quiz

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What is the challenge of ignoring irrelevant surface details and focusing on meaningful details known as?

Salience of surface similarities

What is the phenomenon of becoming stuck in a specific problem-solving strategy called?

Mental sets

What disrupts the performance of the last trial in the jar problem?

Performance on early trials

In the jar problem, what is the solution for the first and second trials?

<p>A–B–C–C</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difficulty conceptualizing that an object typically used for one purpose can be used for another called?

<p>Functional fixedness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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