Derek is mowing the lawn when a wheel falls off the lawnmower. Derek cannot find a screwdriver, so he uses the edge of a dime to screw the wheel back on. Derek has overcome which obstacle to problem solving?

A. Means-end analysis
B. Functional fixedness
C. Confirmation bias
D. Multiple hypotheses


Answer: B

Psychology

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