Subsequently, LC modulates cortical sites as a function of the appraisal processes, thus selectively adjusts subjects' mental set towards task- or stimulus-specific processes.
Here we show that the amygdala is sensitive to context change derived from shifting mental set without changing the stimulus complexity.
Some of the more common obstacles, or blocks, are mental set, functional fixedness, stereotypes, and negative transfer.
A mental set, or "entrenchment," is a frame of mind involving a model that represents a problem, a problem context, or a procedure for problem solving.
The error appears to arise within the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord); this may result from competing sensory information, psychologically meaningful distorting influences, or previous expectations (mental set).
When problem solvers have an entrenched mental set, they fixate on a strategy that normally works well but does not provide an effective solution to the particular problem at hand.
The results revealed five factors of creative mental sets: curiosity, minutiae, inquiry, sensitivity, and courage.
Pain catastrophizing refers to a negative mental set brought to bear during the experience of pain.
Mental set switching is a complex executive function that is required when the focus of attention must be altered in order to adapt to a frequently-changing environment.
This paper reports on the relationships between creative mental sets and rule-violating actions using questionnaires answered by 218 nursing workers.
Several brain regions, including the striatum and anterior cingulate, previously associated with mental set switching were found to be related more to resolving intra-stimulus interference conferred by increased stimulus complexity and increased motor response complexity than to executing the mental set switch.
