John is trying to figure out what is wrong with his car. He thinks there is a problem with the fuel injection system so he hasn't checked if there might be another malfunction before he takes it to the dealer. Which error may John be committing?

a) set effect
b) confirmation bias
c) functional fixedness
d) difficulty in problem representation

B

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