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 and uses it to tighten the screw holding the visor. What problem-solving difficulty did Ben overcome?
A) relative comparison
B) functional fixednes.
C) poor problem representation
D) the representative bia.
E) the availability bias

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Ben was initially stuck in functional fixedness, assuming he needed a screwdriver to tighten the screw. However, he overcame this obstacle by using a dime as an alternative tool to solve the problem.

A Loose Screw on the Visor Causes It to Drop