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Maxwell is working on a challenging “mind bender” that is asking him to connect nine dots using only four lines without taking his pencil off the paper. The nine dots are placed in three groups of three in a square-like formation. Maxwell works on the problem for about fifteen minutes before he realizes that he has been employing the same ineffective strategy. He is forgetting to consider the special circumstances of that particular problem. As soon as he does consider the special circumstances of that particular problem, he’ll increase his chances of solving the problem. Until then, Maxwell will continue to experience _____

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The appropriate response is a mental set. A mental set is a system for pondering an issue. It can be formed by propensity or by want. Mental sets can make it simple to take care of a class of issue, yet connection to the wrong mental set can restrain critical thinking and innovativeness. 
A mental set is an inclination to just observe arrangements that have worked previously. This sort of settled intuition can make it hard to think of arrangements and can hinder the critical thinking process.