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Dr. Bernstein conducts a replication of the classic water jar study described in your text. Participants complete a series of 'practice' water jar problems that can be solved by the formula B-A-2C. They then complete two critical problems: one that may be solved either by B-A-2C or a much simpler formula, and then one that cannot be solved by B-A-2C. Half the participants attempt the critical problems immediately after the practice problems. The remaining participants attempt the critical problems the day after they complete the practice problems. Dr. Bernstein is most likely interested in __________.

A) the development of problem-solving expertise
B) the potential for incubation to develop a powerful mental set
C) participants' use of means-end analysis
D) the potential of incubation to release participants from a mental set

Mental Set

A psychological framework or mindset that predisposes an individual's thoughts, behavior, or perception, often making it difficult to think in new or creative ways.

Incubation

The period of subconscious processing that contributes to problem-solving after an initial period of work on a problem.

Water Jar Study

A set of cognitive psychology experiments that assess problem-solving abilities and the influence of mental set on participants' approaches to solving problems.

  • Assess the consequences of mental sets and functional fixedness on the effectiveness of problem-solving approaches.
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