Executive functioning involves three components: _______.
A) working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control
B) short-term memory, habituation, and theory of mind
C) information processing, emotional reactivity, and social awareness
D) perspective taking, concrete thinking, and cognitive flexibility

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Executive functioning involves working memory, which is the ability to hold and manipulate information in the mind; cognitive flexibility, which is the ability to switch between tasks or perspectives; and inhibitory control, which is the ability to suppress irrelevant information or impulses. Therefore, A is the correct answer as it contains all three components. B, C, and D are incorrect as they either include components that are not part of executive functioning or exclude important components that are part of executive functioning.

Executive Functioning Involves Three Components: _______