A loose screw on the glove compartment causes it to drop down while Ben drives,but he keeps forgetting to take a screwdriver out to the car to fix it.When the compartment falls open again,he reaches into his pocket for a dime to use to tighten the screw.What problem-solving difficulty did Ben overcome?
A)belief perseverance
B)functional fixedness
C)conjunction fallacy
D)the representative heuristic

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Ben overcame functional fixedness by using a dime as a substitute tool to tighten the screw instead of only considering a screwdriver as the only tool.

A Loose Screw on the Glove Compartment Causes It to Drop