When we increase the wait time after teacher questions from one second to three seconds, we can expect students' answers to those questions to:
A) Be longer and more complex
B) Reflect decreased motivation to answer questions in the future
C) Reflect more automatic processing (instead of controlled processing)
D) Be more dependent on retrieval cues present in the immediate situation

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By increasing the wait time from one to three seconds, students have more time to process and reflect on their answer, leading to longer and more complex responses. This is because the additional time allows for more elaborate retrieval of information and strategic planning for the delivery of the response.

When We Increase the Wait Time After Teacher Questions from One