Which of the Following Would Be an Example of Functional

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of functional fixedness?

• A) Wanting to use a rope to tie your car trunk closed and failing to realize that you could use a coat-hanger for the task
• B) Thinking that you must solve an algebra problem the same way you solved the previous problem in the book
• C) Beginning at the end of an analogy problem and working backwards toward the initial state
• D) Failing to concentrate on the surface structure of a problem