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 that 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 representativeness heuristic
B
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Which of the following would be an appropriate alternative hypothesis for the
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