Alyssa Uses a Shoe as a Hammer and a Butter

question 19

Multiple Choice

Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver while making several minor household repairs.Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving?

• A) She is constrained by a powerful mental set.
• B) She has been released from functional fixedness.
• C) She is taking advantage of the representative heuristic.
• D) She is forming subgoals.

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