Early Childhood Is a Vital Time for Laying the Foundations

question 12

Multiple Choice

Early childhood is a vital time for laying the foundations of executive function, which includes

• A) adaptive responses to simple cognitive processes.
• B) refinement and reorganization of existing cognitive schemes.
• C) controlling information as it flows from the central executive to the short-term memory store.
• D) controlling attention, suppressing impulses in favor of adaptive responses, and flexibly redirecting thought and behavior.

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