Studies of the Effects of Selective Attention on Learning Find

question 18

Multiple Choice

Studies of the effects of selective attention on learning find that

• A) older children are no better than younger children in their ability to focus on relevant information.
• B) younger children focus more on irrelevant information than relevant information.
• C) younger children attend to both irrelevant and relevant information.
• D) older children use more selective attention, but it does not help them remember more information.

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Industrial Regulation

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