Einstellung effect

English Etymology Coined by Abraham S. Luchins and Edith Hirsch Luchins in 1942 after publishing a study of their Einstellung_effect#Luchins_and_Luchins_water_jar_experiment water-jar experiment. de Einstellung mindset is a German borrowing, hence the capitalisation. Noun A problem-solving mindset displayed where a simpler solution for solving a particular problem type is not noticed due to thinking being fixed into a particular logic pattern by earlier repetitions of similar solutions. en 2026 Jinfa Cai; Roza Leikin Research in Mathematical Problem Posing: New Advances and Directions Springer Nature 9783032054937 274 https://books.google.com/books?id=EDG7EQAAQBAJ&pg=PA274&dq=%22Einstellung+effect%22&hl=&cd=3&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Einstellung%20effect%22&f=false In psychology, the concept of the Einstellung effect is commonly associated with problem solving as the description of one's tendency (mindset) to use a previously learned workable strategy in situations that either can be resolved more efficiently through a different approach or to which the strategy is not applicable at all. Translations German: de Einstellungseffekt m See also en Maslow's hammer en if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail