What did researchers find, regarding divided attention, when they simulated the conditions of a cocktail party that required younger and older participants to attend to stimuli from various sources?
A. Both age groups performed well when information was given by multiple speakers at once.
B. Older participants attended better than younger when information was from a single source.
C. Both age groups performed equally when instructions were given to divide attention.
D. Younger participants performed better than older when cues came from multiple speakers at once.
Answer: D
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