A Loose Screw on the Visor Causes It to Drop

question 60

Multiple Choice

A loose screw on the visor causes it to drop down while Ben drives; however, he keeps forgetting to take a screwdriver out to the car to fix it. When he notices the visor drop again, he reaches into his pocket for a dime he uses to tighten the screw holding the visor. What problem-solving difficulty did Ben overcome?

• A) relative comparison
• B) functional fixedness
• C) poor problem representation
• D) the representative heuristic

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Definitions:

External Restraint

Controls imposed from outside an individual that influence behavior, such as laws, social norms, or cultural expectations.

Homicide

The act of one human killing another, ranging from accidental to premeditated murder, and regarded as a severe crime under the law.

Suicide

The act of intentionally causing one's own death.

Genocide

The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.