A person who uses a drop of superglue to seal a paper cut on their finger has overcome the obstacle to effective problem solving called
a. working backward.
b. regression to the average.
c. functional fixedness.
d. the anchoring bias.
e. the representativeness heuristic.
c. functional fixedness.
Psychology
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Infants exhibit more generalized and diffuse motions before they begin to reach and grasp with specific intent. The tendency of behavior to become more specific and distinct is called
a. integration. b. conceptualization. c. globalization. d. differentiation.
Psychology
Social scientists have argued that individuals use stereotypes:
a. as a shortcut to save cognitive energy. b. due to peer pressure. c. only when interacting with someone of a different ethnic background, but not when interacting with someone of a different sex. d. because people are poor observers.
Psychology