In Belilock and Carr's study of the relationship between working memory capacity and problem solving, individuals with high working memory capacity performed best in the condition.
A) low-pressure
B) high-pressure
C) well-defined
D) ill-defined

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Individuals with high working memory capacity were better able to manage the cognitive demands of the task, even under low-pressure conditions. This suggests that they were better able to hold and manipulate information in their working memory to solve the problem. This advantage was not seen in the high-pressure condition, where stress may have negatively impacted their performance. The nature of the problem (well-defined vs. ill-defined) did not appear to impact the relationship between working memory capacity and performance.

In Belilock and Carr's Study of the Relationship Between Working