The tendency to be rigid in how one thinks about an object's function is called

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Ashley Lloyd

20 February, 05:03

The tendency to be rigid in how one thinks about an object's function is called

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Nelson Wood · Answer 1

The proclivity to be firm in how one thinks about an object's function is called functional fixedness.

Functional fixedness is a cognitive bias that restricts someone in using an object is the only way it is used traditionally. This concept emerged in Gestalt psychology.