Answers Psychology - EL2084 Problem SolvingQuestion 2

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Question 2 • Psychology - EL2084

Which of the following examples best illustrates functional fixedness?

Answer

A

Adam needs to keep the door open, so he uses his psychology book as a door stop.

B

Trey wants to nail a poster up in his room, so he uses his shoe as a hammer.

C

Julie lost her earring back, so she throws the earring away instead of using a pencil eraser.

D

Morgan uses a wrench as a paper weight while she writes her essay for psychology outdoors.

Explanation

Functional fixedness is difficulty seeing an object as useful for anything beyond its usual purpose. Julie could use a pencil eraser as an earring back, but she does not think of that alternative and throws the earring away. The other examples show people successfully using objects in new ways.

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