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Direct linkBilalic, Merim; McLeod, Peter; Gobet, Fernand – Cognition, 2008
The Einstellung (set) effect occurs when the first idea that comes to mind, triggered by familiar features of a problem, prevents a better solution being found. It has been shown to affect both people facing novel problems and experts within their field of expertise. We show that it works by influencing mechanisms that determine what information…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Bias, Problem Solving, Schemata (Cognition)
