Which Statement Summarizing Research on Whether Training Working Memory Skills

question 245

Multiple Choice

Which statement summarizing research on whether training working memory skills improves cognitive performance on non-memory-related tasks is TRUE?

• A)Over 50 years of research has clearly demonstrated that training working memory skills increases overall cognitive performance.
• B)Training working memory skills has not been shown to increase cognitive performance on non-memory-related tasks.
• C)More research is needed to determine if enhancing working memory leads to increased cognitive performance on non-memory-related tasks.
• D)Efforts to study this research question have been thwarted by the fact that working memory skills cannot be improved with training.

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