Ideation

Insight

Fixation

Mental set

Newell-Simon approach to problem solving

Presentation of problems and ease to solve

Analogical problem solving

Group brainstorming

Prediction

Inflexibility

A seasoned chef is famous for a complex sauce made using a traditional whisking technique. The restaurant buys a new high-speed immersion blender designed to create smoother sauces in a fraction of the time. Despite the new tool's potential, the chef continues to apply their old, familiar whisking motions while using the new blender, resulting in a poorly mixed sauce. They fail to adopt a different, simpler approach better suited for the new equipment. Which cognitive obstacle is the chef most clearly demonstrating?

Newell-Simon approach to problem solving

Analogical problem solving