Larissa Is Visiting an Amusement Park

question 8

Multiple Choice

Larissa is visiting an amusement park. She moves from ride to ride skipping the ones with very long lines with the intent of returning later on. To make sure she gets on all the rides she wants to go on, she needs to keep track of which rides she's already been on and which ones she hasn't. The task her central executive is most concerned with in this example is:

• A) controlled updating of short-term memory buffers.
• B) setting goals and planning.
• C) task switching.
• D) stimulus selection and response inhibition.

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