Your sister called last evening complaining that her 10-year-old daughter is frequently playing video games while watching television, which your sister thinks is a ridiculous amount of "media multitasking." She wonders whether her daughter has an attention problem. What would you tell her?
A. Many children this age engage in media multitasking.
B. Your niece probably does have some attention problems. This behavior is quite unusual.
C. Only children with attention problems engage in media multitasking.
D. Engaging in too much media multitasking will lead to dementia.
Answer: A
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