The television character MacGyver was famous for using everyday objects to get out of trouble.In one episode,for example,MacGyver used the aluminum foil wrapper from a stick of gum to replace a blown electrical fuse.The MacGyver character clearly did NOT suffer from what cognitive obstacle to problem solving?
A)the anchoring effect
B)confirmation bias
C)functional fixedness
D)the representative heuristic

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Functional fixedness is the tendency to see objects only in their traditional roles and not as objects that could be used in a different way to solve a problem. Since MacGyver was able to use everyday objects in creative and unconventional ways to solve problems, it can be inferred that he did not suffer from functional fixedness. The other options, anchoring effect, confirmation bias, and representative heuristic, are not relevant to the scenario presented.

The Television Character MacGyver Was Famous for Using Everyday Objects