Jason Is Trying to Tighten a Slotted Screw in His

Multiple Choice

Jason is trying to tighten a slotted screw in his desk chair before finishing his physics homework.Though he has looked through his dorm room he is unable to locate a screw driver for slotted screws.Jason looks on his dresser and sees a dime,picks it up,and uses it to tighten the screw in his desk chair.Jason's ability to look at the dime and see something other than a coin illustrates that he has overcome _____.

A) algorithmic paralysis
B) functional fixedness
C) the availability heuristic
D) irrelevant information bias