DrMay Is Studying Mental Processes

question 124

Multiple Choice

Dr.May is studying mental processes.What would Dr.May most likely assume?

• A)serial processing is superior to parallel processing.
• B)the absolute time that mental processing takes is independent of the details of different tasks.
• C)requiring additional mental tasks effectively reduces total reaction time.
• D)individuals have limited resources that must be spread over different mental tasks.

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Proportion Difference

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