During the Apollo 13 mission, the ground engineers had to devise a new way of cleaning the capsule air supply using only the materials the astronauts had on board the space capsule.They were able to come up with a creative solution that helped the astronauts make it back safely.In solving this problem, the engineers:
A)were able to overcome functional fixedness
B)showed high levels of functional fixedness
C)demonstrated effective use of the availability heuristic
D)relied on anchoring and adjustment

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By devising a new solution using only materials on board the space capsule, the ground engineers demonstrated their ability to overcome functional fixedness, or the tendency to think of an object or problem only in terms of it's usual function. They were able to think creatively and outside the box in order to solve the problem at hand.

During the Apollo 13 Mission, the Ground Engineers Had to Devise