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noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
EnglishEnglish
Definition

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

  • 1.his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set
  • 2.the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution
  • (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

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