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    Psychology A Concise Introduction
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    The Tendency to Think of Only the Most Typical Uses
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The Tendency to Think of Only the Most Typical Uses

Question 9

Question 9

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The tendency to think of only the most typical uses of objects in a problem setting is called _____.


A) fixation
B) mental set
C) functional fixedness
D) anchoring

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