Fiona Is Contemplating When She Learned About Her Grandmother's Sickness

question 43

Multiple Choice

Fiona is contemplating when she learned about her grandmother's sickness.She remembers how her father told her one morning at breakfast,and she wonders about all the other mornings that he must have wanted to tell her.What kind of thinking is Fiona engaging in?

• A) metacognition
• B) executive decision making
• C) mental set
• D) bounded rationality

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