In Some Procedures,participants Are Helped by an Interruption During Their

question 27

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 participants to use means-end analysis to solve the problem.

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