In Response to an Easy Question,a Person Is Likely to Answer

question 41

Multiple Choice

In response to an easy question,a person is likely to answer quicker than if a hard question was asked.With a sufficiently powerful experiment,it is likely that a statistical analysis would reveal that __________.

• A)response times would be lower for difficult questions than for easy questions
• B)response times would be higher for difficult questions than for easy questions
• C)response times would not differ for easy and difficult questions
• D)not enough information has been provided

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