Cognitive flexibility involves:

• A. Switching between tasks or strategies as needed
• B. Maintaining attention on a single task for long periods
• C. Storing long-term memories
• D. Identifying sounds in words

Answer: (A)

Cognitive flexibility is the ability to adapt when goals or rules change by switching between tasks or strategies as needed. It means you can shift gears and try a different approach or plan when the situation requires it, rather than getting stuck on one method. This kind of mental flexibility helps you respond effectively to new information or unexpected changes. The other skills involve different abilities: maintaining attention on a single task describes sustained attention, storing long-term memories is memory, and identifying sounds in words relates to phonological processing.