Question

read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.
get in the zone: the psychology of video game design
by aaron millar

read this excerpt from paragraph 9.
that’s because focus, our ability to pay attention, is like a flashlight beam—it can only shine on one or two things at a time.
based on the cause - and - effect structure used by the author, what can the reader predict will be discussed next in this paragraph?
○ what happens when we try focusing on several things at once
○ why there are no effective ways to focus on things
○ the reasons people have difficulty maintaining focus
○ how focus can be maintained even when doing many things at a time

Explanation:

The author uses a cause-effect structure: the cause is that focus is like a flashlight beam (only covers 1-2 things at a time). The logical next discussion would be the effect of trying to focus on multiple things at once, following this cause-effect flow.

Answer:

What happens when we try focusing on several things at once