Claudia wants to send a fragile vase to her parents for their anniversary, but she can't find any appropriate packing material in her house. she decides to pop some popcorn and use that to pack around the vase. in this case, claudia has: a. effectively utilized the availability heuristic in solving her problemb. utilized an elimination-by-aspects strategy to solve her problemc. demonstrated functional fixedness in solving her problemd. overcome functional fixedness in solving her problem

Overcome functional fixedness in solving her problem

Explanation:

Functional fixedness is a cognitive tool that helps us assign a function to an item or object. However, it can also act as a barrier to problem solving by allowing our minds to see just one function for that object.

An example of functional fixedness is Claudia not considering popcorn as being of any other use besides a snack. By recognizing that popcorn can protect the delicate vase, Claudia has overcome this bias.

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