Inhibitory Control

Suppressing automatic or impulsive responses in favor of goal-appropriate behavior.

Examples & Achievements

• Waits for their turn without grabbing
• Stops an action when told "freeze" or "stop"
• Plays Simon Says correctly (inhibits movement on wrong commands)
• Raises hand instead of shouting out an answer
• Resists touching a tempting object when asked not to

How to Measure

• Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) task
• Simon Says game accuracy (correct inhibitions out of 10 trials)
• Day-Night Stroop task for young children
• Pencil tapping task (tap once when examiner taps twice, and vice versa)