Heather and Tom want to bake some blueberry muffins, but they do not have a muffin tin. So Heather takes some soda cans out of the recycling bin, Tom cuts the top 2 inches off of each can, and they use the bottoms of the cans to bake their muffins. Tom and Heather have demonstrated

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Heather and Tom have demonstrated overcoming functional fixedness by using soda cans, an item typically not associated with baking, as a substitute for a muffin tin. This shows their ability to see objects as having multiple uses beyond their traditional or intended purposes.

Heather and Tom Want to Bake Some Blueberry Muffins, but They