Which of the Following Is Not True of Resistance to Interference

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true of resistance to interference?

• A)It occurs in dual tasks, when performing one task interferes with performance on a second task.
• B)It continues to increase over childhood and into adolescence.
• C)It occurs in selective attention, when one must focus on central information (and ignore peripheral information.
• D)It is defined as "susceptibility to performance decrements under conditions of a single stimulus."

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