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Unit 5 – Cognitive Psychology
Topic 5.8
What is the definition of functional fixedness?
The ability to easily recall immediate examples from mind.
The tendency to only think of the familiar functions of an object.
The habit to support information that aligns with our opinions.
The practice of attributing positive outcomes to self and negative ones to external factors.
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