I also know other similar things have been studied in psychology like the simon effect, the stroop task, attentional blink, etc. I know some of simon says has been studied somewhat in psychology and child development. All 4 of Barkley's ADHD EF networks are involved the What, When, and Why circuit but also the Self Awareness Who Circuit here is a good summary Barkley wrote about the 4 circuits and 7 Executive Functions Link. An action selection that does not require a sequence of steps like pushing a button is not executive, it is automatic, but if you have to sequence multiple steps then it is executive.Īll of these require various parts of the frontal lobe furthermore these parts are different parts of the frontal lobe, with multiple networks. Working Memory, verbal working memory for the game Simon Says, and non-verbal working memory for the electronic game simonĪction Selection you repeating the desired action. Self-Control, also known as executive inhibition where you have to stop and think before you act. Self Awareness of both the environment but also you. The Game Simon Says requires the following Executive Functions We know the Executive Function system starts developing at the age of 2, and the precursors to the executive function system start developing as soon as 3 weeks after birth.

So the game Simon Says requires lots of executive function and this is why young children are often poor at doing the game Simon Says. TLDR Skip to the section that says My Science Questions and My Personal Questions

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