Research Participants Are Asked to Estimate the Distance Between a City

question 130

Multiple Choice

Research participants are asked to estimate the distance between a city on the East Coast of the United States and one on the West Coast of the United States, and next a city on the East Coast of the United States and one in the Midwest. What will the results show?

• A) Participants take about the same amount of time to make each judgment and are more accurate for the first judgment.
• B) Participants take about the same amount of time to make each judgment and are more accurate for the second judgment.
• C) Participants take slightly longer for the second judgment than the first.
• D) Participants take slightly longer for the first judgment than the second.

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