In a research study on the effects of television as a distractor to carrying out the task of doing homework, individuals who had the television on in the background
A) remembered and understood less when they were tested on the material.
B) were able to effectively multitask and could recall information from both the television program and the homework content equally.
C) were able to shut out the television and did equally as well as those without television on in the background.
D) were not able to focus on the homework and were not able to complete the work.

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Individuals who had the television on in the background remembered and understood less when they were tested on the material, indicating that the television served as a distractor and interfered with the process of learning and retaining information.

In a Research Study on the Effects of Television as a Distractor