Janice forgot to pack a pillow for her camping trip, but used her down-filled jacket as a substitute pillow. This is an example of:
A)overcoming functional fixedness.
B)developing a mental set.
C)using exemplars as an aid to intuitive problem solving.
D)the availability heuristic.

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Overcoming functional fixedness means using an object for a purpose other than its intended one. In this situation, Janice used her jacket as a pillow when she realized she did not have a pillow.

Janice Forgot to Pack a Pillow for Her Camping Trip