In General, When People First Encounter a Novel Situation, They

In general, when people first encounter a novel situation, they tend to __________.

A) be in a state of complete confusion until they have explored extensively
B) size up the situation quickly and effortlessly, and for the most part correctly
C) size up the situation quickly and effortlessly, but with frequent and extensive errors that are corrected only with experience
D) size up the situation quickly and effortlessly, but with frequent and extensive errors that are impervious to change