In a study by Passarotti et al. (2003), researchers showed children and adults one face for half a second, and then another face for half a second. Participants pressed buttons to indicate whether the faces were the same or different. Brain activation occurred in the same areas for adults and children __________.
A. but covered a larger area of the brain in children than adults, indicating greater efficiency in the adults
B. but covered a smaller area of the brain in children than adults, indicating greater efficiency in the adults
C. and covered a similar amount of area of the brain in children and adults, indicating equal degrees of efficiency
D. but was more disorganized in children than in adults
Answer: A
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