Claudia's failure to see that a trash bag would make an excellent makeshift raincoat is an example of
A)mental consolidation.
B)retroactive interference.
C)functional fixedness.
D)cognitive dissonance.

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Functional fixedness is the inability to see an object being used for something other than what it was designed for. Claudia's inability to see the trash bag as a makeshift raincoat is an example of this cognitive bias.

Claudia's Failure to See That a Trash Bag Would Make