alleryFailing to see a new use for pliers shows which barrier?
AConfirmation bias
BIrrelevant information
CImposed boundaries
DFunctional fixedness
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Functional fixedness
1. In Maier's experiment, participants had to use a familiar tool, pliers, in an unconventional manner.
2. Being stuck on the usual function of an object is functional fixedness.
3. Confirmation bias, irrelevant information and imposed boundaries do not concern an object's single function.
_Source: Wikipedia, Problem solving, section Functional fixedness_
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