Miller and Weiss's Cross-Sectional Experiment with Children of Ages Seven

Multiple Choice

Miller and Weiss's cross-sectional experiment with children of ages seven, 10, and 13 assessed selective attention. When the oldest children recalled fewer irrelevant details from the scenes, this result showed that

A) less effort was expended by the oldest group.
B) the younger children were more intelligent.
C) gender mattered, with older girls delaying performance.
D) older children were better able to ignore irrelevant details.