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To solve the "string problem" described in the text, you have to catch the screwdriver while holding the second string. This_______problem is often solved in a burst of_______when a person overcomes_______.

Correct answer: D. arrangement; insight; functional fixedness

  • A. arrangement; intuition; functional fixedness
  • B. arrangement; intuition; confirmation bias
  • C. transformation; intuition; mental set
  • D. arrangement; insight; functional fixedness

Explanation

The two-string task is an arrangement problem because the existing setup must be reorganized, and its solution commonly appears as a sudden insight. Functional fixedness prevents seeing the screwdriver as usable in a new way, so overcoming it produces the solution.

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