Executive function

Question 1

Name processes involved in executive function

Answer 1

Memory, Organisation, Planning, Time management, GOAL ORIENTED, Flexibility

Question 2

Situations where EF is required

Answer 2

Resisting temptation 
Uncertainty (new)
Trouble shooting (flexibility)

Question 3

Describe

1. contention scheduling
2. supervisory attention system

Answer 3

1. goal directing is automatic, automatically choose one path and inhibit the other
2. You have to actively choose which routine to do

Question 4

Describe Wisconsin card sorting task

Answer 4

sort my colour / shape/ number - have to change which its sorted by. you have to be able to correct where youre wrong

Question 5

what is stroop task

Answer 5

used to measure your control of inhibition.

you want to read the words but need to inhibit that task to be able to say the colour of the word