In a study involving weather predictions, media multitaskers __________
A) activated the hippocampus, which plays a vital role in explicit memory
B) activated subcortical areas involved in implicit memory
C) were able to apply their learning to new weather problems
D) learned more thoroughly than participants working only on the weather task
Answer: B
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