An experiment was done in which human subjects recognize a pattern within a matrix of abstract designs and then select another design that completes that pattern. The results of the experiment were surprising. The lowest expenditure of energy in neurons in the brain was found in those subjects who performed most successfully in the experiments.
Which of the following hypotheses best accounts for the findings of the experiment?
(D) The energy expenditure of the subjects' brains increases when a design that completes the initially recognized pattern is determined.
The most successful subjects would presumably not have completed fewer patterns than average,so the posited increase in energy would likely lead to higher energy expenditures for them ,not lower.