Gina used a mental short cut to make a decision. Her decision turned out to be a poor one. Which obstacle to decision making did Gina experience

Framing effect

Belief perseverance

Counterproductive heuristic

Functional fixedness

The correct answer is C) counterproductive heuristic.

The obstacle to decision making that Gina experienced was a counterproductive heuristic.

In psychology, mental short cuts are known as a heuristic. It happens when the brain wants to save some energy in order to work better or more efficiently. You use a mental short cut or heuristic to quickly solve a problem or to overcome a difficult moment. But this is not a rule. The end result is not always the right one or the one we expected. So yes, the obstacle to decision making that Gina experienced was a counterproductive heuristic.

Counterproductive Heuristic, for a heuristic itself means, "a mental shortcut," so a counterproductive heuristic had to be the right answer.