Mr. Krohn, a carpenter, is frustrated because he misplaced his hammer and needs to pound in the last nail in the bookcase he is building. He overlooks the fact that he could use the tennis trophy sitting above the workbench to pound in the nail. Which concept best explains why Mr. Krohn overlooked the trophy?

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	representativeness heuristic
B	retrieval
C	functional fixedness
D	belief bias
E	divergent thinking

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Krohn, a carpenter, is frustrated because he misplaced his hammer and needs to pound in the last nail in the bookcase he is building. He overlooks the fact that he could use the tennis trophy sitting above the workbench to pound in the nail.

Detailed explanation-2: -An example of a representativeness heuristic is thinking that because someone is wearing a suit and tie and carrying a briefcase, that they must be a lawyer, because they look like the stereotype of a lawyer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is the best example of the use of the availability heuristic? Making a judgement according to past experiences that are most easily recalled.

Detailed explanation-4: -Functional Fixedness: The inability to perceive a new use for an object associated with a different purpose.

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