In a 2008 Study Examining the Cognitive Benefits of Interacting

question 46

Multiple Choice

In a 2008 study examining the cognitive benefits of interacting with nature it was found that:

• A) individuals who walked in a downtown area compared with a park performed better on attention tasks.
• B) individuals who experienced flooding performed worse on an attention task.
• C) individuals who walked in a park compared with a downtown area performed better on attention tasks.
• D) individuals who walked in a park compared with a downtown area performed worse on attention tasks.

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