Alyssa Uses a Shoe as a Hammer and a Butter

question 85

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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