You Are Studying for Your Exam When the Electricity Goes

question 87

Multiple Choice

You are studying for your exam when the electricity goes out.In order to have enough light to read your textbook,you put your cell phone in front of the page and use the light from
The screen to read the book.You are able to successfully study for your exam because
You avoid

• A) restructuring the problem.
• B) functional fixedness.
• C) working backward.
• D) using analogies.

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