Chi Found That Young Children Outperformed Adolescents and Adults on Memory

Multiple Choice

Chi found that young children outperformed adolescents and adults on memory tasks when the children had extensive knowledge in a specific area.How does this finding relate to age-related differences typically found in performance on memory span tasks?

A) They are not caused solely by differences in the physical capacity of the short-term store.
B) They must result from differences in the physical capacity of the short-term store.
C) They are the result of differences in the way in which the sensory registers function.
D) They are caused by differences in the complexity of cognitive schemes.