When people fail to solve the "box-candle" and "two-string" problems presented in the text, they may be demonstrating
A)means-end heuristic.
B)backwards-thinking heuristic.
C)failure to conceptually combine or conceptually expand.
D)functional fixedness.
E)low intelligence.

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Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, which can hinder problem-solving in tasks like the "box-candle" and "two-string" problems.

When People Fail to Solve the "Box-Candle" and "Two-String" Problems