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Chess players are confronted with a chessboard. Faced with the position of the pieces, most of them recognize a classical move.
The idea of the classical move leads them to applu it to reach the solution. Very few realize that there is a simpler and more direct move.
We tend to use known solutions to solve our problems, preventing us from exporing better alternatives.
See the full study here :
Luchins, A. S., & Luchins, E. H. (1961). Einstellung effect in social learning. The Journal of Social Psychology, 55(1), 59-66.