Question

florin wants to go out on halloween, but he does not have a costume. his wife ashley replies,
o problem, just use this sheet.\ florin doesnt see how the sheet could be used as a costume and responds with, \how could something for my bed be used to make a costume?\ his wife says, \tie a knot in the sheet and throw it over your shoulders so it drapes over your back and you can be a superhero.\ the fact that florin did not see how he could use the sheet as a superhero costume is most likely explained by his experiencing
a) role schema
b) prototypes
c) concepts
d) functional fixedness

Explanation:

Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used. Florin only saw the sheet as something for his bed (its traditional use) and couldn't see it as a costume (a new use). Role schema refers to expectations of how a person in a particular role should behave. Prototypes are mental representations that help in categorizing things. Concepts are general ideas. None of these explain Florin's inability to see the new use of the sheet as well as functional fixedness.

Answer:

D. Functional fixedness