The Inability to See That an Object Can Have a Use

question 282

Multiple Choice

The inability to see that an object can have a use other than its usual or stated use is called

• A) cognitive dissonance.
• B) psychological set.
• C) functional fixedness.
• D) perceptual rigidity.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or changed in an experiment to see if they affect an outcome.

Multiple Regression

A mathematical method that utilizes multiple predictor variables to forecast the result of a dependent variable.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or categorized to determine their effect on a dependent variable.

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon where several independent variables in a model are correlated, impacting the model’s accuracy.