Miller and Weiss Asked Seven-, 10-, and 13-Year-Olds to Remember

question 196

Multiple Choice

Miller and Weiss asked seven-, 10-, and 13-year-olds to remember the locations of animals hidden behind flaps. Telling the children to pay attention to the animals and to ignore other objects behind each flap

• A)was equally helpful to all three age groups.
• B)was helpful only for the youngest group; the 10- and 13-year-olds did well, whether told what to ignore or not.
• C)was not helpful for any of the age groups; even at 13 years of age, children have difficulty ignoring irrelevant information.
• D)was most helpful for the 13-year-olds; younger children tended to have difficulty ignoring irrelevant information, even when instructed to.

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