Karl is posting signs on campus and he ran out of tape to put up the last sign.He could not figure out another way to put up the sign even though he was chewing gum and could have used the gum to put up the sign.Karl most likely does not come up with this solution because of

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Functional fixedness is the tendency to think about an object in terms of its most common use, and not consider other potential uses. In this case, Karl is only thinking of gum as something to chew, and not considering its potential use as an adhesive.

Karl Is Posting Signs on Campus and He Ran Out