What evidence suggests that information is processed in parallel?
A) People can do two different tasks at once (e.g., visual and auditory) but not two of the same tasks at once (e.g., two visual).
B) People can do two of the same tasks at once (e.g., two visual) just as easily as they can do one of the tasks (e.g., one visual).
C) People can do two different tasks at once (e.g., visual and auditory) just as easily as they can do two of the same tasks at once (e.g., two visual).
D) People can do two of the same tasks at once (e.g., two visual) but not two different tasks at once (e.g., visual and auditory).

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The ability to perform tasks involving different sensory modalities (e.g., visual and auditory) simultaneously but struggling with tasks within the same modality (e.g., two visual tasks) suggests that information processing is parallel but limited within specific sensory systems.

What Evidence Suggests That Information Is Processed in Parallel