Duncker's research on the box problem showed that
A) very few participants were able to solve the problem in any condition.
B) participants were less likely to solve the problem if the boxes contained other objects than it the boxes did not contain other objects.
C) participants were more likely to solve the problem if the boxes contained buttons than if the boxes contained candles.
D) the functional fixedness effect was not reliable.

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Duncker's research on the box problem demonstrated the concept of functional fixedness, where participants were less likely to solve the problem if they viewed the boxes as containers for other objects (thus assigning a specific function to them) than if they viewed the boxes as potential resources without a predefined function. This finding illustrates how preconceived functions of objects can hinder problem-solving.

Duncker's Research on the Box Problem Showed That