Monique Routinely Uses a Shredder to Shred Her Paper Mail

question 63

Multiple Choice

Monique routinely uses a shredder to shred her paper mail into confetti-sized pieces of paper.When packing her glassware to move into a new apartment,she runs out of protective Styrofoam packing material.Suddenly,Monique remembers about the shredded junk mail confetti that she could use as packing material.From the above scenario,it can be concluded that Monique has

• A)overcome functional fixedness.
• B)used a heuristic to solve her packing problem.
• C)used an algorithm to solve her packing problem.
• D)demonstrated object fixation.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to elicit a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning or learning.

Conditioned Response

An acquired reaction to a stimulus that initially had no specific response but has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus through the process of conditioning.