While doing a phonological task, if a person is asked to do a visual-spatial task at the same time, what is the likely outcome?
A) Both tasks will suffer greatly.
B) They will be relatively independent of one another.
C) Performance on both tasks will be heightened.
D) It depends on the working memory span of the person.

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Research suggests that phonological and visual-spatial tasks tend to be relatively independent of one another, meaning that doing one task should not significantly impact the performance on the other task. However, if both tasks require significant working memory resources, performance may suffer. Therefore, option B is the most likely outcome.

While Doing a Phonological Task, If a Person Is Asked