One obstacle to problem-solving is fixation. Good riddles exploit our tendency toward fixation. Find a riddle or use one that yo

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One obstacle to problem-solving is fixation. Good riddles exploit our tendency toward fixation. Find a riddle or use one that yo

u know. Explain the fixation that the
riddle creates and what the solver has to do to overcome that fixation,

Advanced Placement (AP)

1 answer:

Dafna1 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-14T22:01:42+03:00

Answer:

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or square. What am I?

Explanation:

Your fingernails. This riddle uses opposites at first to confuse the reader. Then they pitch in with the rhyming which leaves a swirly mess in your head.

To solve this riddle you need to<em> focus on the words. What </em>can be painted, or left bare? It might be hard but its the only way to solve it.