Question

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 he uses to tighten the screw holding the visor. What problem-solving difficulty did Ben overcome? relative comparison functional fixedness poor problem representation the representative bias the availability bias

Answer 1

functional fixedness

Step-by-step explanation:

functional fixedness is originated from gestalt psychology. It is explains the cognitive bias that makes one assume that a particular device is only used or applied in a particular way and therefote can't be used inbany other way or for any other thing. This is demonstrated here where Ben overcomes this bias by using a dime to tighten the screw instead of a screwdriver