identified people's tendency to focus on a specific characteristic of a problem that keeps them from arriving at a solution as a major obstacle to successful problem solving.
A)Information processing psychologists
B)Gestalt psychologists
C)Psychophysicists
D)The analogical problem solving approach

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Gestalt psychologists identified the tendency to focus on specific characteristics of a problem, known as "fixation," which can hinder problem-solving. They emphasized understanding the problem as a whole rather than focusing on individual parts.

Identified People's Tendency to Focus on a Specific Characteristic of a Problem