Karl was posting signs on campus and he ran out of tape to put up the last sign.He could not figure out another way to put up the sign even though he was chewing gum and could
Have used the gum to put up the sign.Karl most likely did not come up with this solution
Because of
A) framing.
B) functional fixedness.
C) restructuring.
D) lack of insight.

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Karl likely did not consider using his chewing gum as an adhesive due to functional fixedness, which is a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used. This prevented him from seeing the gum as a potential solution for his problem.

Karl Was Posting Signs on Campus and He Ran Out