Randy is a typical six-year-old and his brother Mark is a typical 16-year-old. How do their information processing skills most likely differ on a memory task?
A. Randy will be able to learn more than Mark if both are given extra time to study for the task.
B. Randy will be more likely to utilize deliberate strategies while Mark will rely on unconscious strategies.
C. Mark will recall both more relevant information and task-irrelevant information.
D. Mark will recall more relevant information and is less likely to recall task-irrelevant information.
Answer: D
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