Suppose that a friend at your college says that she can multitask very effectively, even when two tasks are challenging. Based on the information in Chapter 3, you would conclude that
a. she may be one of the 20% to 25% of college students who actually does manage to multitask quickly and accurately.
b. she may be able to perform two tasks very quickly, but the research shows that she would make about 5% more errors than if she performs just one task.
c. she may be able to perform two tasks very accurately, but the research shows that she would take about 10% longer than if she performs just one task.
d. she may believe that she can multitask effectively, but the research does not support this belief.
Ans: d
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