Participants' Use of Hill Climbing Is Evident in That

question 15

Multiple Choice

Participants' use of hill climbing is evident in that

• A) participants solve problems more quickly if they can divide the problem into smaller subproblems.
• B) problem solving often gets stalled if a problem requires all participants to move briefly away from the goal state in order (ultimately) to reach the goal.
• C) participants are disrupted in their problem solving if they are asked to think out loud as they proceed.
• D) participants are often confused unless the problem's path constraints are clearly specified.

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