Tina Needs to Stop at the Store on Her Way

question 88

Multiple Choice

Tina needs to stop at the store on her way to work one day. To go to the store, she has to remember to turn right out of her driveway instead of turning left like she normally would when she goes straight to work. The task her central executive is MOST concerned with in this example is:

• A) controlled updating of short-term memory buffers.
• B) setting goals.
• C) task switching.
• D) supervisory attentional system.

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