In response to a difficult question,a person is likely to respond more slowly than if an easy question had been asked.In terms of the overall response times,the difficult question would yield __________.
A)response times with lower numbers
B)response times with higher numbers
C)response times would not differ
D)not enough information has been provided

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The statement in the question stem implies that response times for difficult questions are longer than response times for easy questions. Therefore, the difficult question would result in higher response times.

In Response to a Difficult Question,a Person Is Likely to Respond