Consider the following scenario. You are at work, and the strap on your shoe breaks. You have to figure out a way to fix it; otherwise, you will not be able to walk properly with both shoes! You use a paperclip to hold the strap on. This example rejects the idea of _____.

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Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used. Using a paperclip to fix a shoe strap demonstrates overcoming functional fixedness by using the paperclip in a non-traditional way.

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