A developmental cascade refers to the case where:
A) twelve- and thirteen-year-olds are faster at processing information than adults.
B) age changes in processing speed lead to an increase in higher level thinking.
C) enhanced memory leads to increases in IQ.
D) children's attention span increases quickly to the level of adults'.
Answer: B
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