Chris Is Interested in How Multitasking Influences Performance on a Memory

question 13

Multiple Choice

Chris is interested in how multitasking influences performance on a memory test. One group of participants takes only the memory test. The second group performs the memory test while simultaneously sorting cards or listening to music. In Chris's experiment, the dependent variable is ______.

• A) performance on the distractor task
• B) multitasking
• C) distractor task
• D) performance on the memory test

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