Diana and Erin Are Not Able to Figure Out How

question 35

Multiple Choice

Diana and Erin are not able to figure out how they can fit two cupboards, a futon, a computer, and a refrigerator into their small dorm room. Just when it seems hopeless, Erin says, "Aha, I've got it!" and begins moving the items around. Erin's sudden revelation is most likely due to:

• A) simplifying the process by imagining a prototype of a college dorm room and then making a decision based on the prototype.
• B) clues that triggered nonconscious processing about the room arrangement followed by conscious awareness of the solution.
• C) subconscious processing and automatic routines that she has learned so that she can perform them without thinking.
• D) the ability to multitask in an efficient manner.