Ashley learned that if her car did not start on the first try, pressing the gas pedal before trying to start it again got the car to work. The next time Ashley's car did not start, she tried pressing the gas pedal, but this did not work. She concluded that her car needed repairs and did not notice that she was simply out of gas. Ashley was experiencing

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Ashley was experiencing a mental set, which is the tendency to approach situations in a certain way because that method worked in the past, even if it is not effective in the current situation.

Ashley Learned That If Her Car Did Not Start on the First