Question

ada runs out of bags to pick up after her dog at the dog park. she heads to the grocery store to buy some bags and a few other things. when she gets home from the store, she unpacks the bags she bought and the rest of her groceries and then throws away the plastic bags that the groceries came in. this best exemplifies which of the following? multiple choice - confirmation bias - base rate neglect - inductive reasoning - functional fixedness

Explanation:

Functional fixedness refers to the cognitive bias where people only perceive an object's traditional intended use, failing to see alternative functions. In this case, Ada buys bags for her dog but discards the grocery plastic bags, not realizing they could serve the same purpose of picking up after her dog, which aligns with this bias. The other options do not fit: confirmation bias is favoring information that confirms existing beliefs, base rate neglect is ignoring general statistical data, and inductive reasoning is drawing general conclusions from specific observations.

Answer:

functional fixedness