In Some Procedures, Participants Are Helped by an Interruption During

question 18

Multiple Choice

In some procedures, participants are helped by an interruption during their attempts at solving a problem. In explaining this effect, which of the following hypotheses seems LEAST plausible in light of the available evidence?

• A) The interruption provides an opportunity for participants to gather further information about the problem.
• B) The interruption provides an opportunity for frustration or fatigue to dissipate.
• C) The interruption allows participants to forget their earlier approaches to the problem, thus enabling a fresh start.
• D) The interruption allows an opportunity for unconscious problem solving to occur.

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Definitions:

Satisficing

A decision-making strategy that seeks an adequate solution rather than the optimal one, based on the practicality of attaining satisfactory results within limitations.

Ambiguity

Ambiguity involves situations or information that are unclear, uncertain, or open to more than one interpretation, often leading to confusion or misunderstanding.

Uncertainty

A condition characterized by a lack of sufficient knowledge, making it difficult to precisely define the current situation, predict a future event, or identify multiple potential outcomes.

Certainty

The state or quality of being free from doubt or reservations; a condition of being sure about something.