Determine what the bolded word means from context clues in the passage. Mental set is when someone uses an old solution for a
new problem. For instance, if a baby cries and successfully
gets a bottle, he will probably cry to get the next thing he
wants.
A. Applying solutions to problems
B. How anyone gets what he or she wants
C. Using old solutions to new problems
D. How a baby gets a bottle and other needs met