Imagine that you are writing a paper and are entering all your references into your bibliography manually. You complete that paper and begin a new one. You start to enter all your references manually again, even though your friend just told you about a great program that does all of that for you and allows you to reformat things within seconds. However, you insist on continuing with your old ways. This example illustrates ______.

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This example illustrates a mental set, which is the tendency to approach problems using a familiar strategy that has worked in the past, even if it may not be the most efficient or effective method. The individual in this example has a fixed way of completing their bibliography and is not open to trying a new and potentially better method.

Imagine That You Are Writing a Paper and Are Entering