Ashley Learns That If Her Car Does Not Start on the First

question 81

Multiple Choice

Ashley learns that if her car does not start on the first try,pressing the gas pedal before trying to start it again will get the car to work.The next time Ashley's car does not start,she tries pressing the gas pedal,but this does not work.She concludes that her car needs repairs and does not notice that she is simply out of gas.Ashley is experiencing ____.

• A) functional fixedness
• B) incubation
• C) the representativeness heuristic
• D) a mental set

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Definitions:

Stereotype

A generalized belief about a particular category of people, often oversimplifying their characteristics.

Emotional Experience

The internal and subjective experience of emotions, encompassing the awareness, understanding, and interpretation of one's own feelings.

Gender Differences

Variabilities in behaviors, attitudes, and opportunities between males and females, attributed to biological, social, and cultural factors.

Daily Emotional Experience

The range of feelings an individual encounters on a day-to-day basis.