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Tonajah Hooks
on Oct 17, 2024
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Monique routinely uses a shredder to shred her junk-mail into confetti-sized pieces of paper, which she then just throws away.When packing her glassware to move into a new apartment, she runs out of protective styrofoam packing material.Suddenly Monique gets the idea to empty her shredder and use the shredded junk mail confetti for packing material.In this case, Monique has
A) overcome functional fixedness.
B) used a heuristic to solve her packing problem.
C) used an algorithm to solve her packing problem.
D) followed the fixation technique to solve the problem.
Functional Fixedness
A cognitive bias that limits a person to use an object only in the way it is traditionally used.
Heuristic
A mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently.
Algorithm
A methodical process or set of instructions designed to resolve an issue.
- Understand the concept of functional fixedness and its overcoming through creative problem-solving.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the concept of functional fixedness and its overcoming through creative problem-solving.