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Functional Fixedness

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Functional Fixedness

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  1. Functional Fixedness • Functional fixedness in problem solving means that the functions or uses assigned to objects tend to remain stable and fixed. One explanation of this phenomenon is that top-down processing is overactive: People retrieve a concept and unfold its functions and uses, without looking for alternatives. • There are several examples of functional fixedness: • Candle Problem • Two-ropes Problem • Nine-Dot Problem Contributor © POSbase 2003

  2. Functional Fixedness Overcoming functional fixedness may save lives: Drs. Wallace and Wong, two physicians, learned that a woman suffered from a collapsed lung just after they left Hongkong. The only surgical equipment they had were a rubber tubing and a scalpel. Despite lacking important surgical tools, they operated on the woman and saved her life, with objects that normally have other functions, such as a coathanger, a knife, a fork, and a bottle of Evian water. (Source: Matlin, 2003) © POSbase 2003

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