A Person Who Has Never Used a Paper Clip for Anything

question 281

Multiple Choice

A person who has never used a paper clip for anything other than clipping papers might be accused of

• A) cognitive rigidity.
• B) functional fixedness.
• C) object permanence.
• D) conventional cognition.

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Racial Group

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