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Witnesses to the sniper attacks in Maryland and Virginia describe seeing a white work van in the vicinity of the incidents. These descriptions lead police, investigators, and citizens to try to solve the problem (i.e., find the killers) based on this information. Because the snipers actually drove a dark sedan, they are able to continue their terrible deeds longer. The people trying to solve the crime are operating under ____.
 
  a. a mental set
  b. analogical thinking
  c. functional fixedness
  d. neural networks
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