> That's not what is being asked. It's explaining your thought process while actively doing the work in an "unnatural" environment.
In short, that’s a limitation of the study.
The study is comparing “explain your thought process aloud as you solve the problem” against “solve the problem by yourself and don’t explain anything”. There’s a whole range of sensible middle options, like “solve the problem by yourself and explain it afterwards” or “solve the problem with the interviewer and then explain it”.
That's not what is being asked. It's explaining your thought process while actively doing the work in an "unnatural" environment.
> The whiteboard environment is a bit unnatural
I don't know anyone that codes on a whiteboard.
> but I don’t want to hire someone who gets the right answer if they can’t explain it to me.
Again, that's not what is being asked. They are being asked to explain their work before they get an answer.