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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