Strutt and colleagues (1975) asked children ages 6 to 12 to sort cards based upon the shape on the card (a circle or a irrelevant information was also presented on the cards, what happened?
A) Children were unable to sort the cards correctly.
B) Children sorted the cards based upon the irrelevant information, not the shapes.
C) Younger children were better able to ignore the irrelevant information.
D) Older children were better able to ignore irrelevant information

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Older children have better-developed cognitive abilities, including selective attention, which allows them to focus on relevant information and ignore distractions more effectively than younger children. This is why older children were better at ignoring the irrelevant information on the cards and sorting them based on the shape.

Strutt and Colleagues (1975) Asked Children Ages 6 to 12