Executive function Flashcards
1
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Name processes involved in executive function
A
Memory, Organisation, Planning, Time management, GOAL ORIENTED, Flexibility
2
Q
Situations where EF is required
A
Resisting temptation Uncertainty (new) Trouble shooting (flexibility)
3
Q
Describe
- contention scheduling
- supervisory attention system
A
- goal directing is automatic, automatically choose one path and inhibit the other
- You have to actively choose which routine to do
4
Q
Describe Wisconsin card sorting task
A
sort my colour / shape/ number - have to change which its sorted by. you have to be able to correct where youre wrong
5
Q
what is stroop task
A
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