Fourteen-year-old children are more capable of multitasking than are ten-year-old children, probably because __________

A) metamemory skills improve during adolescence.
B) working memory skills decline during late adolescence.
C) the passage of time is more interesting to teenagers than to children.
D) almost all tasks are intrinsically less interesting to teenagers than to children.

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Augusto Andrade · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Metamemory is the ability to reflect on one's own memory processes and strategies. During adolescence, there is a greater increase in metamemory skills, which includes the ability to monitor and control attention and memory processes. This improvement in memory processes allows for better multitasking abilities.

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