Making Several Minor Household Repairs,Alyssa Uses a Shoe as a Hammer

Multiple Choice

Making several minor household repairs,Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver.Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving?

A) She is constrained by a powerful mental set.
B) She has been released from functional fixedness.
C) She is taking advantage of the representative heuristic.
D) She is forming subgoals.