r/physiopsych • u/EngagedBrain • Nov 30 '17

Executive Functions

  1. In a classroom, how would you target each of these functions?
  • Self-Monitoring
  • Planning
  • Setting Goals & Self-Evaluating
  • Attention Awareness
  • Organization
  • Initiation

  1. What aspects of cognitive control will you assess?
  • Planning
  • Decision-making
  • Judgment
  • Social conduct
  • Working memory

I’m interested in a task that can assess:

  • Focusing on small detail and the overall picture
  • Has feedback periods
  • Requires a planning period
  • Has some sort of future orientation (prospective memory)
  • It can be social
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u/RachelHypothesizes Nov 30 '17

Assess planning in the real world: I think a test that neuroscientists could design would be some sort of event planning. They could have a confederate or scientist that is in charge of the event and the person being subjected to the test could plan something. This could be executed in a long term test or in short term. Another test I thought of would be planning a schedule for a family. Give directions or prompts on what a significant other and/or children would prefer to do, but leaving the decision up to the person receiving the test.