During the Apollo 13 Mission, the Ground Engineers Had to Devise

question 323

Multiple Choice

During the Apollo 13 mission, the ground engineers had to devise a new way of cleaning the capsule air supply using only the materials the astronauts had on board the space capsule.They were able to come up with a creative solution that helped the astronauts make it back safely.In solving this problem, the engineers:

• A)were able to overcome functional fixedness
• B)showed high levels of functional fixedness
• C)demonstrated effective use of the availability heuristic
• D)relied on anchoring and adjustment

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