Al goes out one frosty morning to find that his car is covered with a thick layer of frost.He needs to get to work and looks for his ice scraper.Unable to find it,he thinks a moment,reaches into his pocket and takes out a credit card from his wallet.In using the credit card as a makeshift ice scraper,Al has overcome:
A)functional fixedness.
B)confirmation bias.
C)creativity bias.
D)confirmation fixedness.

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Functional fixedness refers to the tendency to view objects only for their traditional purpose or use. Al was unable to find his ice scraper and had to think creatively to find an alternative solution. By using his credit card as a makeshift ice scraper, he was able to overcome his functional fixedness and see an alternative use for the credit card.

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