Shelley was picking rocks out of her garden, when she thought about using a strainer to drain spaghetti. She realized that she could use a box with holes in it to 'strain' the rocks out of the dirt. This sort of thinking reflects the use of

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Shelley's use of her knowledge about straining spaghetti and applying it in a new context of straining rocks out of dirt is an example of analogy, which involves finding similarities between two different domains or concepts and using them to solve a problem. Mental set refers to a tendency to approach a problem in a familiar way, framing refers to how a problem is presented or phrased, and heuristics refer to mental shortcuts or rules of thumb used to solve problems. None of these concepts accurately describe Shelley's thinking in this scenario.

Shelley Was Picking Rocks Out of Her Garden, When She