While walking to class one day,Nadia is caught in a downpour.Without an umbrella or rain jacket her hair will be ruined so Nadia takes her psychology textbook and covers her head with it.This unconventional use of the textbook shows that Nadia has overcome ________________.

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Functional fixedness is when someone only thinks of an object as having its traditional or intended use instead of being able to see alternative uses for it. In this situation, Nadia thought of her textbook only as a tool for studying, but she overcame functional fixedness by using it as a makeshift umbrella to protect her hair from the rain.

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