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Multiple Choice

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While waiting for the test results at a clinic, the husband and wife felt that the $15$ minutes wait time seemed to extend infinitely. Which psychological factor is likely to have influenced the couple's perception of time the most?

Unfair waits are longer than equitable waits.

Unexplained waits feel longer than explained waits.

Anxiety makes waits seem longer.

Preprocess waits are perceived as longer than in$-$process waits.