After Spending Hours Trying to Fix a Bug in His

question 225

Multiple Choice

After spending hours trying to fix a bug in his computer program,Chris suddenly realizes the solution by remembering steps his mother took to can beets.This is an example of:

• A) functional fixedness
• B) convergent thinking
• C) using an analogy
• D) overgeneralization

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