alleryA longer wait time after a question tends to give which result?
ALonger, fuller answers
BShorter, vaguer answers
CLess confident replies
DMore failures to respond
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Longer, fuller answers
1. Rowe listed outcomes of longer wait times.
2. Answers were longer and failure to respond decreased.
3. Responses were also more confident and more alternative explanations appeared.
_Source: Wikipedia, Formative assessment, section Wait time_
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