The example from the text,"A room full of Ph.D.s and nobody can open a book" (using a partially open textbook to adjust height of projection from a slide projector with a broken base),illustrates __________.
A)functional fixedness
B)conditional reasoning
C)syllogistic reasoning
D)means-end analysis

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The example of using a textbook to adjust the height of a projector exemplifies functional fixedness, which is the tendency to only see objects in their traditional use and not see alternative uses for them. In this case, the individuals were not able to see that the textbook could be used for a different purpose than solely reading.

The Example from the Text,"A Room Full of Ph