Natalie is a good student and likes to participate in class. When she was in third grade, she had a hard times stooping herself from blurting out answers. She wanted to answer every question. Now that she is in 10th grade, she is better at controlling her behavior and only raises her hand once or twice each class. The cognitive advance Natalie has experienced is in ______.
A) metacognition
B) selective attention
C) response inhibition
D) memory

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Natalie has learned to control her behavior by raising her hand only once or twice each class, indicating that she has developed the ability to inhibit her urge to blurt out answers. This cognitive ability is called response inhibition.

Natalie Is a Good Student and Likes to Participate in Class