What was the fundamental premise upon which F.C.Donders based his method for studying mental processes?
A)there are individual differences in the procedures people use to solve mental problems.
B)extra mental steps will result in more time to perform a task.
C)the mental processes of children are qualitatively different from the mental processes of adults.
D)participants can be made aware of their own mental processes.

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F.C. Donders based his method for studying mental processes on the fundamental premise that extra mental steps will result in more time to perform a task. Specifically, he used reaction time measurements to infer the duration and sequence of mental processes involved in perception, attention, and decision-making.

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