m15 QUIZ executive function

Question 1

Executive Functioning developing

Answer 1

The development of EF begins and develops rapidly in childhood, but is not completed until our twenties. (25)

Question 2

3 core components executive functioning

Answer 2

3 Core Components
Working Memory
Cognitive Flexibility
Inhibition

Question 3

executive functioning

Answer 3

the skills people use to plan, organize, problem-solve, and set and achieve goals in their daily lives”

Question 4

Name 3 of 8 sub skills of executive functioning

Answer 4

planning
working memory 
organizing
shift
self-monitoring
initiation
emotional control
inhibition

Question 5

3 Cognitive Factors that Impact Adult Language

Answer 5

Processing speed
inhibition
working memory

Question 6

processing speed

Answer 6

as we age we process information more slowely (up to 20% slower than adolescent)

Question 7

inhibition

Answer 7

helps determine what is relevant and appropriate for the given situation. the older we get the more difficult it is to ignore irrelevant details/information

Question 8

inhibition

Answer 8

helps determine what is relevant and appropriate for the given situation. the older we get the more difficult it is to ignore irrelevant details/information

Question 9

working memory

Answer 9

our capacity to store information as it is being presented so we can act on it, decreases with age

Question 10

dementia and alzhimers

Answer 10

are not natural processes of aging. They are deteriation of cognitive function

Question 11

cognitive flexibility

Answer 11

the ability to flexibly switch between tasks, shifting from situation to situation (coming up with alternative plans)

Question 12

executive functioning allows us to:

Answer 12

Pay attention
Organize, plan and prioritize
Initiate and complete tasks
Understand different points of view
Regulating emotions
Monitor and inhibit our actions/thoughts