In the Discussion of Working Memory, Why Did Teasdale and His

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Multiple Choice

In the discussion of working memory, why did Teasdale and his colleagues (1995) conclude that daydreaming is processed by the central executive?

• A) People daydreamed more creatively when they were instructed to use their central executive.
• B) People typically used their sensory receptors for this task, so the central executive was automatically activated.
• C) People could generate a sequence of random numbers more successfully if they were not daydreaming.
• D) People reported that they could not daydream in vivid detail if they were simultaneously engaged in another task that required the central executive.

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