Jamil is out of sand and salt to use on his icy driveway.The 10 pounds of birdseed he has in his garage would be a good substitute, but he doesn't consider that possibility.Jamil's thinking illustrates:
A)the availability heuristic
B)a framing effect
C)means-ends analysis
D)functional fixedness

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Jamil's thinking illustrates functional fixedness, which refers to the tendency to see objects only in their traditional use and not consider alternative uses for them. In this case, Jamil is only seeing the birdseed as a type of food for birds and not considering that it could also be used as a material to create traction on his driveway.

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