As individuals become more familiar with tasks, the proportion of the brain's conscious resources that are used to perform these tasks:
a. won't change, but the task is performed more quickly
b. will decrease, allowing other tasks to be performed at the same time
c. won't change, but other tasks will no longer interfere with the familiar task
d. will increase, allowing other tasks to be performed at the same time
B
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