Which choice most logically completes the text?

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In one series of experiments, students who took lecture notes by hand later outperformed laptop note-takers on conceptual test questions, even though the laptop group's notes contained far more words. Writing by hand is slow, so longhand note-takers had to compress ideas into their own words as they listened, while typists could transcribe nearly verbatim without thinking about meaning. The results suggest that ____

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A. the extra processing required by slower writing, not the number of words captured, aids memory.. Longhand notes contained fewer words but produced better test scores, and the text ties this to summarizing in one's own words — so the processing, not the word count, drives the benefit.

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B. students should avoid taking notes during fast-paced lectures. — The study compared two ways of taking notes; it never suggests taking none.

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C. typing skill determines how much students learn. — Typing skill is never measured or mentioned in the text.

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D. laptops distract students with applications unrelated to the lecture. — The study described involves no distraction — only the method of note-taking differed.

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Answer: A. the extra processing required by slower writing, not the number of words captured, aids memory.

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