Ashley Learns That If Her Car Does Not Start on the First

Multiple Choice

Ashley learns that if her car does not start on the first try,pressing the gas pedal before trying to start it again will get the car to work.The next time Ashley's car does not start,she tries pressing the gas pedal,but this does not work.She concludes that her car needs repairs and does not notice that she is simply out of gas.Ashley is experiencing ____.

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