Executive Functioning Quiz 1

____________ is the ability to regulate yourself, including your thoughts, actions, and emotions.

• planning

• self-control

• sustained attention

• flexibility

Check all of the following that are areas of executive functioning.

• Organization

• Metacognition

• Psychology

• Presentation

• Flexibility

_____________ is the ability to figure out how to accomplish our goals.

• task initiation

• working memory

• organization

• planning

The ability to adapt to new situations and deal with change.

• Working Memory

• Flexibility

• Perserverance

• Self-Control

The mental process that allows us to hold information in our minds while working with it.

• Working Memory

• Flexibility

• Perseverance

• Self-Control

Sticking to a task and not giving up, even when it becomes challenging.

• Working Memory

• Flexibility

• Perseverance

• Self-Control

____________ is being able to focus on a person or task for a period of time.

• Organization

• Spot light

• Sustained Attention

• Perseverance

Being able to develop and maintain a system to keep materials and plans orderly.

• Task Initiation

• Organization

• Working Memory

• Self-Control

____________ is having an accurate understanding of how long tasks will take and using time wisely.

• Working Memory

• Flexibility

• Organization

• Time Management

The ability to independently start tasks when needed.

• Self-Control

• Working Memory

• Task Initiation

• Perseverance