Kareem Is Working on a Practical Problem with His 16-Year-Old

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Kareem is working on a practical problem with his 16-year-old son,Josh,and his 8-year-old daughter,Lisa.They don't have the right tools for the job,and they need to come up with a creative solution that uses the items they have available.Based on research findings into the prevalence of functional fixedness,you should predict that

• A) Lisa is most likely to come up with a solution because, in general, young children are less vulnerable to functional fixedness.
• B) Josh is most likely to come up with a solution because, in general, older children and adolescents are less vulnerable to functional fixedness.
• C) Kareem is most likely to come up with a solution because, in general, adults are less vulnerable to functional fixedness.
• D) either Kareem or Josh is most likely to come up with a solution because, in general, men are less vulnerable to functional fixedness.

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