Which Statement Supports the Idea That Age-Related Improvement in Working

question 102

Multiple Choice

Which statement supports the idea that age-related improvement in working memory capacity at least partially reflects exposure to and familiarity with the material to be remembered?

• A) Ten-year-old chess experts can remember more pieces than adults who do not play chess, even though the children's digit spans were lower.
• B) Young children can remember only three to four digits, whereas teenagers can remember seven to eight digits.
• C) Performance on working-memory tasks increases throughout adolescence before leveling off.
• D) All of the answers are correct.

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