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In an experiment where participants were asked to press a bar only in response to certain visual stimuli, midlife adult subjects were ____ younger adults to press the bar in response to the ____.
a. far less likely than; right combinations
b. equally as likely as; right combinations
c. less likely than; wrong combinations
d. more likely than; wrong combinations


Answer: D

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