Which of the Following Is True of Executive Function

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of executive function?

• A) It involves managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and to exercise self-control.
• B) It is unrelated to health, emotion regulation, and social functioning.
• C) It consists of a number of low-level cognitive processes.
• D) It shows considerable increase in late adulthood and is strongly linked to increase in working memory.

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Definitions:

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed upon one another, similar to left and right hands.

Polarimeter Tube

A component of a polarimeter used to measure the rotation of polarized light as it passes through an optically active substance.

Polarized Light

Light waves in which the vibrations occur in a single plane.

Racemic Mixture

A mixture containing equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule, showing no optical activity as a whole.