Executive Function Review

What is the primary function of executive functions?

• To memorize facts

• To serve as a "command and control" function

• To improve physical strength

• To enhance artistic skills

What is the significance of focusing on executive functioning?

• It helps in understanding physical health

• It advances understanding of cognitive strengths and weaknesses

• It improves artistic skills

• It enhances language learning

What is the ability to stop one's own behavior at the appropriate time called?

• Shift

• Emotional Control

• Inhibition

• Initiation

Which executive function involves moving freely from one situation to another?

• Planning/Organization

• Shift

• Self-Monitoring

• Working Memory

Which function is the ability to begin a task and generate ideas independently?

• Inhibition

• Initiation

• Shift

• Emotional Control

What is the ability to impose order on work, play, and storage spaces?

• Emotional Control

• Organization of Materials

• Self-Monitoring

• Working Memory

Which function involves monitoring one's own performance against a standard?

• Shift

• Self-Monitoring

• Planning/Organization

• Initiation

True or false: We can help to develop executive function skills within students.

• True

• False

True or false: Executive functions are only important for academic success.

• True

• False

What is the role of working memory in executive functions?

• To store long-term memories

• To hold information temporarily for processing

• To enhance emotional intelligence

• To improve physical coordination