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Amber lives in a housing development between two parallel streets that both connect to a freeway. she usually takes the street to the south when heading southbound on the freeway to work, but that street is closed for repairs for three months. amber takes the street to the north during that time. after the street to the south is re-opened, she continues to take the street to the north, even though it is a slightly longer route. continuing to take the street to the north represents

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Answer:

A Metal Set

Step-by-step explanation:

A "mental set" is a set of behaviors that someone sees as an option. When her street was closed, Amber removed that direction as an option from her "mental set" and so even when it was back open she had fewer options to choose from.

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