One of the most important barriers to problemsolving that involves the tendency to get "hung up" on wrong solutions or becoming blind to alternatives is called
a. inhibition.
b. fixation.
c. conditional thinking.
d. incubation.
ANSWER: b
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a. Edward Titchener. b. John Watson. c. William James. d. B.F. Skinner
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