Elise wants to get an apple off of a tree, but realizes that she can't because she only has a baseball bat with her, rather than a ladder or step stool. the fact that elise believes that the baseball bat can only be used to play baseball is an example of

functional fixedness              

Explanation:

Functional fixedness: The term is originated in Gestalt Psychology and refers to the cognitive bias that hinders a person's ability to think rationally for the use of an object apart from its traditional use. In other words, the incapability of a person to see an object fulfilling other function rather than the function it is intended for. It hampers or hinders an individual's problem-solving abilities.

Example: As given in the question, Elise is being functionally fixated because she couldn't think of using a baseball bat to get an apple off of a tree as she feels it can only be used to play baseball.

european feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.

japanese feudalism. the era of feudalism in japan took place from the 12th through 19th centuries. during that period local rulers, either powerful families or military warlords, dominated the land, while the emperor was merely a figurehead and not a significant political presence.

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