Psychology / Unit 7 Psych 0777 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Functional Fixedness
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The idea
Functional fixedness is the inability to see an object as usable for anything other than its customary purpose.
In practice
Participants asked to mount a candle on a wall overlook that the tack box itself can be the shelf.
Where people slip
Functional fixedness increases with expertise in the object's normal use.
Your place on the trail
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