Rob is preparing Chicken Baskini for Patty when he realizes that the chicken is supposed to be pounded out. So, he goes to the store to buy a cooking mallet. Rob never thought of using his rolling pin to flatten the chicken because of
A) the representativeness heuristic.
B) sampling bias.
C) the confirmation bias.
D) hindsight bias.
E) functional fixedness.

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This scenario is an example of functional fixedness, which is the tendency to see objects only in their traditional or expected use, and not thinking of alternative uses. Rob only thought of using a cooking mallet to pound out the chicken, and did not consider using his rolling pin, which could have also done the job.

Rob Is Preparing Chicken Baskini for Patty When He Realizes