You don’t have to eat the whole box of candy she gave you, but you have to at least try them to see if you like them. Otherwise you’re just spurning the gift for no good reason, and that’s offensive.
Again, I think it’s specifically worth checking whether lifelines are used for hard problems (supports “cognitive tension” or even a mere awareness of difficulty), or are used arbitrarily (supports “I’ll eat one or two to be polite”; but also “if you don’t push the button ever, do you really know if it shocks you?” and various other possibilities).
You don’t have to eat the whole box of candy she gave you, but you have to at least try them to see if you like them. Otherwise you’re just spurning the gift for no good reason, and that’s offensive.
Again, I think it’s specifically worth checking whether lifelines are used for hard problems (supports “cognitive tension” or even a mere awareness of difficulty), or are used arbitrarily (supports “I’ll eat one or two to be polite”; but also “if you don’t push the button ever, do you really know if it shocks you?” and various other possibilities).