AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Functional fixedness can limit creative thinking and make it difficult to solve problems in a relationship. It may even limit a person’s ability to feel empathy for another person who does not behave in a way that is consistent with their preconceived ideas of them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that negatively affects a person’s ability to problem-solve and innovate. The bias causes a person to look at a problem in only one specific way and it can prevent them from developing effective solutions to their challenge.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some barriers do not prevent us from finding a solution, but do prevent us from finding the most efficient solution. Four of the most common processes and factors are mental set, functional fixedness, unnecessary constraints and irrelevant information.

Detailed explanation-4: -A mental set is a tendency to only see solutions that have worked in the past. This type of fixed thinking can make it difficult to come up with solutions and can impede the problem-solving process.

Detailed explanation-5: -Functional fixedness is a type of cognitive bias that involves a tendency to see objects as only working in a particular way. 1 For example, you might view a thumbtack as something that can only be used to hold paper to a corkboard. But what other uses might the item have?