Aaron is an adult who is described as being highly distractible. If his distractions are reduced, Aaron will most likely ______.
A. show a decline in processing speed because of the effort required to focus
B. show an increase in the ability to process information
C. reach a peak of processing speed then it will decline dramatically
D. be able to only temporarily increase his processing speed
Answer: B
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