A jeweler is unable to fix a particular mounting in a ring because she can imagine only the conventional uses for her tools. This best demonstrates which of the following
A)The confirmation bias
B)Functional fixedness
C)Counterfactual thinking
D)The representativeness heuristic

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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. The jeweler's inability to think of alternative uses for her tools to fix the mounting exemplifies this concept.

A Jeweler Is Unable to Fix a Particular Mounting in a Ring