Which barrier to problem solving are you overcoming when you use a piece of paperclip as a temporary replacement for the screw that fell out of your glasses?
A) irrelevant information
B) functional fixedness
C) mental set
D) unnecessary constraints

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This situation is an example of functional fixedness, where the individual is not seeing the paperclip as a potential solution to the problem because they only see it as a paperclip rather than a temporary replacement for a screw.

Which Barrier to Problem Solving Are You Overcoming When You