You are studying for your exam when the electricity goes out.In order to have enough light to read your textbook,you put your cell phone in front of the page and use the light from
The screen to read the book.You are able to successfully study for your exam because
You avoid

A) restructuring the problem.
B) functional fixedness.
C) working backward.
D) using analogies.

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cynthia hernandez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  You are able to successfully study for your exam because you avoid functional fixedness, which is the inability to see an object being used for something other than what it was designed for. In this case, you used your cell phone's light, an object not primarily designed as a light source, to illuminate your textbook.

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