Set-shifting, central coherence and decision-making in individuals recovered from anorexia nervosa: A systematic review

Set Shifting

Response inhibition and response selection: Two sides of the same coin

Response Inhibition

Water jug problem (and solution)

Set Shifting

Functional Fixedness

Four Doorways Problem as an Example of Mental Set

A software developer is famous for her skill in optimizing code using a specific algorithm that worked wonders on older, single-core processors. The company has now switched to using powerful multi-core processors. The developer continues to apply her old, favored algorithm to new projects, but the software's performance is consistently sluggish. Despite evidence that her method is no longer effective for the new hardware, she insists on refining her original algorithm rather than exploring new parallel processing techniques. Which cognitive obstacle best describes the developer's situation?

The Chef's Recipe Problem