Multiple Choice
What problem-solving pitfall was demonstrated by Luchins' water jars in which the tendency to stick to solutions that have worked in the past results in less effective problem-solving?
A) Shortcomings of the availability heuristic
B) Failure to frame a problem correctly
C) Blinding by a mental set
D) Shortcomings of the representativeness heuristic
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