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mspears3

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Jackie has difficulty concentrating on her math homework, but is able to spend hours composing and playing music on her computer, illustrating what psychologist Deana Kuhn called
 
  a. selective attention.
  b. sustained attention.
  c. executive control.
  d. managing and deploying cognitive resources.

Question 2

Advances in information processing ability in adolescence includes a strong ________ component.
 
  a. peer-related
  b. negative
  c. motivational
  d. physical


ErinKing

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d. managing and deploying cognitive resources.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. motivational


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