Margo can't close the window in her office, and a strong wind has come up. She complains to John that her papers are blowing and she can't find a paperweight.John takes the empty heavy coffee mug from her bookshelf and puts it on top of her papers to anchor them. Margo has been suffering from ________



a. inadequate means-end analysis
b. functional fixedness
c. noncompensatory modeling
d. working backward

Answer: b

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