Goran can't resist racing around the classroom while he is supposed to sit still and listen to his teacher. Goran is having trouble with which two executive functions?

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Inhibition is the ability to stop one's own impulses or behavior, and selective attention is the ability to focus on important information while ignoring distracting details. Goran's inability to resist racing around the classroom suggests a lack of inhibition, and his difficulty maintaining attention to his teacher's instructions suggests a weakness in selective attention.

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