Martine needs a hammer but cannot find one. As she looks around her apartment, her gaze passes over a metal paperweight and some other objects that could potentially serve as a makeshift hammer. However, she is so focused on these objects' typical uses that she does not think to use any of them as a hammer. Martine is experiencing which of the following?
A. The fundamental attribution error
B. Functional fixedness
C. Blindsight
D. The Hawthorne effect
E. Repression

Respuesta :

Answer: B. Functional fixedness

Explanation: Functional fixedness is when a person can't imagine using one object for something other than its assigned function. In this case Martine is unable to think of using a paperweight as anything other than a paperweight.