A person who has never used a paper clip for anything other than clipping papers might be accused of
A) cognitive rigidity.
B) functional fixedness.
C) object permanence.
D) conventional cognition.

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Functional fixedness is the tendency to think of an object in terms of its typical function or use, and to overlook other possible uses. In this case, a person who only uses a paper clip for clipping papers is not considering alternative uses for the object and is demonstrating functional fixedness.

A Person Who Has Never Used a Paper Clip for Anything