Walking through an airport, a child feels a temptation to yell out, "terrorist bomb." But he doesn't yell because he knows that those words would be highly disruptive. The boy displays

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The child is able to control their impulse to yell out something disruptive despite feeling tempted to do so. This demonstrates inhibitory control, which is the ability to resist temptations or impulses in order to achieve a goal or follow social norms. None of the other options quite capture the situation the child is in or the behavior they display.

Walking Through an Airport, a Child Feels a Temptation to Yell