Dr. Petty is researching preschoolers' capacity to voluntarily suppress a dominant response in order to plan and execute a more adaptive response. She is focusing on variations in how effectively a child can focus and shift attention, inhibit impulses, and manage negative emotions. Dr. Petty is studying

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Dr. Petty is specifically studying a child's ability to inhibit impulses and manage negative emotions, which falls under the construct of effortful control. Attention span and persistence (A) and threshold of responsiveness (D) are not directly related to the study's focus, and positive affect (B) is only indirectly related.

Dr Petty Is Researching Preschoolers' Capacity to Voluntarily Suppress a Dominant