Jason is looking down at the tiny vent holes on his laptop computer, and notices how dusty they have become. When blowing on th
e holes does not clear the dust from them, he takes a paper clip and unbends it. He then uses the straight ends to clear the dust from each of the vent holes. Although this takes a bit of time, he is pleased with the overall result. Jason’s ability to look at the paper clip and see something other than holding papers together illustrates that he has overcome _____.
According to my research on studies conducted by various psychologists, I can say that based on the information provided within the question Jason's ability illustrates that he has overcome Functional Fixedness. This refers to a cognitive bias that seems to prevent individuals from using products other than for it's traditional usage. Which is what Jason overcame by using the paperclip to clean his computer as opposed to holding papers.
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