Anna said she could not drive a nail into the wall to hang her new picture because she did not have a hammer. Her mum suggested to use a metal wrench to pound the nail into the wall. What problem-solving difficulty did not prompt Anna to find another device she could use to serve the same purpose?

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Anna's difficulty in thinking beyond a hammer, and not considering that other tools, such as a wrench, could also serve the same purpose, is an example of functional fixedness.

Anna Said She Could Not Drive a Nail into the Wall