Concerning the candle problem presented in your textbook, students who saw the box in which the materials were presented as only a container rather than as a part of the solution were exhibiting

a. mental consolidation.
b. functional fixedness.
c. retroactive interference.
d. cognitive dissonance.

B

Psychology

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According to the ______ theory, leaders are phenomenal people who would have led any nation at any time in history

a. royalist b. elitist c. great person d. common person

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