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1
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What is executive functioning

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higher order mental processes e.g enhancing working memory

2
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What are the 6 domains of executive fucntioning

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  1. impulse control
  2. emotional control
  3. self monitoring
  4. task initiation
  5. planning
  6. working memory
3
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What 4 ways can executive functioning be assessed

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  1. genetics
  2. brain imaging
  3. cognitive tests
  4. observations
4
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What part of the brain deals with executive functioning

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dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

5
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How does executive functioning develop

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develops gradually in childhood due to frontal lobe maturation

6
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What 5 cognitive tests are there to test executive functioning

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  1. inhibition
  2. shifting
  3. planning
  4. updating
  5. sustained attention
7
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What are 2 examples of inhibition cognitive test

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  1. stroop task - have to say colour of word not word

2. wisconsin card sorting task - have to sort cards due to one of the properties of the pattern

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What did Prevor and Diamond (2005) do and find to do with the stroop task

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gave children drawings of objects. children named the object rather than the colour of the object, slower to name colour.

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What is the explanation for children being unable to complete the stroop task

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have a lack of inhibitory control

10
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What is executive dysfunction

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cognitive, emotional and behavioural difficulties that occur due to injury to frontal lobe

11
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What are 3 examples of executive dsyfunction

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  1. ADHD
  2. Autism
  3. Learning disabilities
12
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What is ADHD

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delay of control in working memory, impulse control, planning, emotional control

associated with hyperactivity, antisocial behaviour, depression

13
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What is a neurodegenerative disease of executive dsyfunction

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Alzheimers - memory impairment. executive function declines during disease. affects plaques in the frontal lobe

14
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What is an example of increase bilingualism

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e.g bilingualism. out perform monolingual peers on executive function tasks