Dual-task experiments using learning-disabled individuals as participants have suggested that the problems experienced by people with learning disabilities is due to a problem with:
A) attention
B) retrieval
C) working memory
D) LTM

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Dual-task experiments have shown that individuals with learning disabilities struggle with tasks that require the use of working memory, which is the ability to hold and manipulate information in the mind over short periods of time. This suggests that difficulties in attention and retrieval are not the primary issue, but rather that learning-disabled individuals have limitations in their working memory abilities.

Dual-Task Experiments Using Learning-Disabled Individuals as Participants Have Suggested That