Ashley Learned That If Her Car Did Not Start on the First

Multiple Choice

Ashley learned that if her car did not start on the first try, pressing the gas pedal before trying to start it again got the car to work. The next time Ashley's car did not start, she tried pressing the gas pedal, but this did not work. She concluded that her car needed repairs and did not notice that she was simply out of gas. Ashley was experiencing

A) functional fixedness.
B) incubation.
C) the representativeness heuristic.
D) a mental set.