Your Sister Called Last Evening Complaining That Her 10-Year-Old Daughter

question 200

Multiple Choice

Your sister called last evening complaining that her 10-year-old daughter is frequently playing video games while watching television, which your sister thinks is a ridiculous amount of "media multitasking." She is wondering whether her daughter has an attention problem.What would you tell her?

• A)Many children this age engage in media multitasking.
• B)Your niece probably does have some attention problems.This behavior is quite unusual.
• C)Only children with attention problems engage in media multitasking.
• D)Engaging in too much media multitasking will lead to dementia.

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Reaction Time

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