Under what circumstances do people with smaller working memory spans outperform people with larger working memory spans?

a. in finding simpler solutions to problems, rather than persisting with more complex solutions
b. in the size of their Stroop effects
c. in the ability to divide their attention across a broad range of tasks
d. in just about every way possible


Correct: a

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