Susan's car gets stuck in the snow,and no matter what she tries,her tires just keep spinning as she can't get any traction underneath her tires.She looks at the items in her trunk (crackers,her school books,some windshield washer fluid,and some kitty litter)and is frustrated because she doesn't seem to have anything to help her out of her situation.Susan is displaying __________ as she did not think of using kitty litter to sprinkle under her tires to help with traction.

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Susan is displaying functional fixedness, which is the tendency to think of an object only in terms of its typical use, and not able to see alternative uses for the object. She does not think of using the kitty litter as a solution to her problem of lack of traction. The other options are not relevant to the situation described.

Susan's Car Gets Stuck in the Snow,and No Matter What