Monique routinely uses a shredder to shred her junk-mail into confetti-sized pieces of paper, which she then just throws away. W

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Monique routinely uses a shredder to shred her junk-mail into confetti-sized pieces of paper, which she then just throws away. W

hen packing her glassware to move into a new apartment, she runs out of protective styrofoam packing material. Suddenly Monique gets the idea to empty her shredder and use the shredded junk mail confetti for packing material. In this case, Monique has:

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Allisa [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-30T05:32:01+03:00

Answer:In this case, Monique has OVERCOME FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS.

Explanation:

Functional fixedness is how we tend to Psychological focus only on the common function of an object without opening up to its other possible use.

Functionality fixedness is one issue that hinder us from being innovative because

Monique didn't focus on the common use of a shredder but she opened up his mind to consider other possible use for it apart from its common use which means she came out of a fixed mind about the functionality of a shredder and was able to use the shredded junk mail confetti for her glassware.