A characteristic feature of information-processing psychologists is that they are most likely to
A) emphasize the influence of culture on development.
B) emphasize that individuals manipulate information, monitor it, and strategize about it.
C) state that individuals develop a gradually decreasing capacity for processing information.
D) state that thinking does not constitute information processing.

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Information-processing psychologists focus on how individuals acquire, store, and use information. They view thinking as an active process of manipulating and monitoring information, and strategizing about it. This approach emphasizes cognitive processes such as attention, perception, memory, and problem-solving, and how they develop and change over time. Cultural influences may be considered but are not the central focus of this approach. Gradual decrease in capacity for processing information is not a widely accepted notion in this field, and thinking is considered an essential component of information processing.

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