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:

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