If You Have Ever Been Without a Screwdriver and Took

question 449

True/False

If you have ever been without a screwdriver and took out a dime and used it to loosen the screw, then you did not let functional fixedness be a barrier to your problem solving.

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Definitions:

Present Time

The current moment or period in which events are actually happening, often focused on in mindfulness practices.

Posttraumatic Growth

Enhanced personal strength, realization of what is truly important in life, and increased appreciation for life, friends, and family following trauma.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed.

Mindfulness

A cultivated perspective in which people are sensitive to context and focused on the present.