Chapter 10 Discussed a Study That Compared the Working-Memory Skills

question 59

Multiple Choice

Chapter 10 discussed a study that compared the working-memory skills of three groups of Dutch-English bilinguals. This study concluded that

• A) the students had the best working-memory scores.
• B) the teachers had the best working-memory scores.
• C) the simultaneous interpreters had the best working-memory scores.
• D) the three groups did not differ significantly in their working-memory scores.

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