In Donders's experiment on decision making, when participants were asked to press one button if the light on the left was illuminated and another button if the light on the right was illuminated, they were engaged in a
A) memory recall task.
B) simple reaction time task.
C) choice reaction time task.
D) operant conditioning task.

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The task described in the question involves a choice between two possible responses depending on the location of the illuminated light. This is the definition of a choice reaction time task, making option C the correct answer. Option A, memory recall, is not relevant to this task. Option B, simple reaction time, would be the case if the participant only had to press one button in response to whichever light was illuminated. Option D, operant conditioning, involves reinforcement or punishment based on behavior, which is not applicable to the task in the question.

In Donders's Experiment on Decision Making, When Participants Were Asked