Class 13

Question 1

executive functions

Answer 1

control attention, organize info, regulate alertness, manage emotions, regulate behaviour, monitor goals, etc.
- allow us to engage in goal directed behaviour and exercise control

Question 2

executive functioning includes

Answer 2

1. working memory - controlling info here
2. inhibition - suppressing thought/behaviour
3. cognitive flexibility - shifting

Question 3

before age ___, kids perseverate instead of shifting strategies if one isn’t working

Answer 3

5

Question 4

types of attention

Answer 4

1. sustained attention - maintain focus on select stimuli
2. selective attention - focus on task-relevant stimuli
3. executive attention - planning actions, allocating attention to goals, monitor progress

Question 5

area of brain with attention

Answer 5

reticular formation **, frontal cortex

Question 6

most likely to be diagnosed with ADHD

Answer 6

youngest in the grade

Question 7

is ADHD heterogeneous

Answer 7

yes, can appear different in others

Question 8

ADHD inattention

Answer 8

inability to sustain attention and stick to tasks, to remember and follow through on directions, and to resist distractions
- do have attention capacity, just have problem w/ selective + sustained

Question 9

ADHD hyperactivity

Answer 9

constantly in motion
- not goal directed
- largest differences than peers when needed to inhibit motor activity

Question 10

ADHD impulsivity

Answer 10

acting without thinking
- cognitive, behavioural, and emotional (impatience, etc.)

Question 11

Executive function problems ADHD

Answer 11

focus attention, organize info, manage emotions, monitor behaviour, etc.

Question 12

least likely to be diagnosed with ADHD

Answer 12

girls w/ inattentive type