You give a three-year-old some cards depicting two shapes (e.g., dogs and cookies) that are drawn in two colors (e.g., black and yellow). Ask the child to first sort by color. After sorting several cards, ask to switch tasks and sort by shape. This is best described as a test of what?

a. processing speed

b. metacognition

c. long-term memory
d. inhibitory control


ANSWER: d

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