Ben and his older brother, Greg, watch videos online of other children beating various video games. Ben stares intently at the videos while Greg often has them on in the background while doing his homework. Given this, which of the boys is more likely to effectively imitate the behavior observed in the online video?

A. Greg, because older children are more likely than younger children to imitate behavior
B. Ben, because younger children are more likely than older children to imitate behavior
C. Greg, because passive attention is best for learning information one plans to imitate
D. Ben, because he was paying more attention and thus likely to retain more of the information


Answer: D

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