A loose screw on the visor causes it to drop
down while Ben drives; however, he keeps forgetting to take a screwdriver out to the car to fix it. When he notices the visor drop again, he reaches into his pocket for a dime he uses to tighten the screw holding the visor. What problem-solving difficulty did Ben overcome?
a) relative comparison
b) functional fixedness
c) poor problem representation
d) the representative heuristic
ANS: b
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