Austin has figured out how to unlock his bedroom door with a paper clip. What has he most likely overcome in his new use of the paper clip?
A) functional fixedness
B) the representational problem
C) the representativeness heuristic
D) confirmation bias

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Functional fixedness is the cognitive bias that limits a person to think about an object only in terms of its typical functions or uses. Austin has overcome this bias and found a new use for the paper clip to unlock his door, indicating that he has recognized that the paper clip can have a different function beyond its typical use. The other options are not relevant to this situation.

Austin Has Figured Out How to Unlock His Bedroom Door