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what do the scientists hope to achieve with future studies on media multitasking?
a to show that media multitasking has no effect on the brain.
b to encourage people to multitask more with media.
c to develop ways to improve attention and memory in people.
d to prove that all types of media are bad for the brain.

Explanation:

• Option A: Most research shows media multitasking does affect the brain, so this is incorrect.
• Option B: Encouraging more media multitasking is not a typical goal of scientific studies on this, as it may have negative cognitive impacts.
• Option C: Studies on media multitasking often explore cognitive impacts, and developing ways to improve attention/memory (addressing potential deficits from multitasking) is a reasonable scientific goal.
• Option D: Claiming all media is bad is extreme and not a goal of such studies; they focus on impacts of multitasking, not all media.

Answer:

C. To develop ways to improve attention and memory in people.