Grammar: Multiple Choice - 2020 tavaszi

WHO IS BETTER AT MULTITASKING? Men were slower and (0) _______ organised than women when switching quickly between tasks in tests (17) _______ by UK psychologists. First, they compared 120 women and 120 men in a computer test (18) _______ involved switching between tasks like counting and recognising shapes. Men and women were equal when they did one task (19) _______ time. But when the tasks were mixed up and the switching became faster, (20) _______ women and men slowed down and made more mistakes. However, men were significantly slower. To make the experiment more relevant to everyday life, the researchers (21) _______ a second test. The participants were given eight minutes to complete a series of tasks - locating restaurants on a map, answering a phone call, and deciding how (22) _______ search for a lost key in a field. Completing all these tasks in eight minutes was impossible, (23) _______ men and women had to prioritise, organise their time, and keep calm. Women spent more time (24) _______ thinking at the beginning, whereas men jumped in too quickly. It suggests that - in a stressful and complex situation - women are more (25) _______ to stop and think about what's going on in front of them.