If you have ever been without a screwdriver and took out a dime and used it to loosen the screw, then you did not let functional fixedness be a barrier to your problem solving.

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Functional fixedness is the cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used. Using a dime as a screwdriver demonstrates overcoming this bias by repurposing an object for a different function.

If You Have Ever Been Without a Screwdriver and Took