Henry's dog, sparky, has been rolling in the mud. henry must bathe sparky before the dog gets mud all over the carpet. however, henry is unable to find the plug for the tub. sitting on the counter right beside the tub is a fifty-cent piece. in his frustration, henry fails to see that the coin could be used as an emergency plug for the tub. what happened to henry? he took a heuristic approach. he fell prey to the confirmation bias. he suffered from functional fixedness. he employed representational thought.

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3 February, 22:01

Henry's dog, sparky, has been rolling in the mud. henry must bathe sparky before the dog gets mud all over the carpet. however, henry is unable to find the plug for the tub. sitting on the counter right beside the tub is a fifty-cent piece. in his frustration, henry fails to see that the coin could be used as an emergency plug for the tub. what happened to henry? he took a heuristic approach. he fell prey to the confirmation bias. he suffered from functional fixedness. he employed representational thought.

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Douglas Duarte · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: He suffered from functional fixedness.

Functional fixedness refers to a cognitive bias that limit an individual's experience in using a certain object only in traditional/old method. functional fixedness usually could be easily gone if the person develop an awareness on how much more efficient the new/latest method of using the object could be.