A tendency to only see objects and their potential uses in typical ways is called:

a. functional fixedness
b. belief persistence
c. the availability heuristic
d. representativeness


A

Psychology

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The Null Hypothesis Population is an actual or theoretical set of population scores that would result if _________

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The social side of language communication is termed __________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Psychology

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Psychology