Erik dropped a note under his car seat and could not find it. He looked all through the glove compartment for a flashlight so that he could get a better look under his seat. He later realized he could have just held his cell phone under the seat to help illuminate the area. This is an example of
a mental set.
a heuristic.
functional fixedness.
confirmation bias.
Master Working backward to solve problems - Maurice Ashley with a bite sized video explanation from TED-Ed
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