Kaplan and Simon's experiment presented different versions of the mutilated checkerboard problem.The main purpose of their experiment was to demonstrate that
A)people arrive at the solution to an insight problem suddenly,but proceed more methodically towards the solution of a non-insight problem.
B)a person's mental set can hinder finding a solution to a problem.
C)people often have to backtrack within the problem space to arrive at an answer to a problem.
D)the way the problem is represented can influence the ease of problem solving.

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The experiment presented different versions of the same problem with varying levels of difficulty based on how the problem was presented. This demonstrated that the way a problem is represented can influence problem-solving ability. The other options are not directly related to the purpose of the experiment.

Kaplan and Simon's Experiment Presented Different Versions of the Mutilated