Giovanni's car was in a snow bank, and his rear wheels were without traction. He used his ski jacket under one tire and a flattened cardboard box under the other tire to provide the traction he needed to get the car out of the snow bank. Giovanni did NOT show __________ in coming to this solution.

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Functional fixedness is the inability to see objects as having functions other than their typical use. Giovanni did not show functional fixedness because he used his ski jacket and cardboard box in unconventional ways to solve his problem.

Giovanni's Car Was in a Snow Bank, and His Rear