One reason that people reach impasses in problem solving is that prior experience results in being "stuck" in a specific way of mentally representing a problem. This is known as
A) functional fixedness
B) cognitive bias
C) fixation
D) rapid encoding

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Fixation refers to the inability to see a problem from a new perspective, often due to being stuck in a particular mental representation based on prior experience.

One Reason That People Reach Impasses in Problem Solving Is