A Group of Participants Is Interrupted While Working on a Problem

question 15

Multiple Choice

A group of participants is interrupted while working on a problem. The participants then spend some time on an unrelated task, and, finally, they return to the initial problem. Studies of this sort show that the:

• A) participants will benefit from the interruption and are more likely to solve the problem when they return to it
• B) participants will be disrupted by the interruption and are less likely to solve the problem when they return to it
• C) participants will not be affected by the interruption
• D) data are mixed, with some studies showing a benefit from the interruption but with many studies showing no effect

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