Theresa spent an uncomfortable night on her first camp-out because she forgot to bring along a pillow.Even though she had a knapsack filled with several shirts, she didn't think to use that as a substitute pillow.Theresa showed evidence of:
A)belief persistence
B)functional fixedness
C)the availability heuristic
D)representativeness

Question

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Theresa's inability to think outside of the typical function of a shirt (i.e. as an article of clothing rather than a pillow substitute) indicates functional fixedness. The other options do not accurately describe her behavior in this situation.

Theresa Spent an Uncomfortable Night on Her First Camp-Out Because