Executive Function Test

⏱ 8 minutes 📋 27 questions 🔒 Private & anonymous

Measure your brain's control system — planning, focus, impulse control, flexible thinking and emotional regulation in daily life.

Based on executive function research by Roth, Isquith & Gioia (2005) and established models of cognitive self-regulation. Adapted as an independent self-report screening tool.
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Rate how often each of the following has been a problem for you over the past month.
Please answer all questions before submitting.
Question 1
I say things without thinking first
Question 2
I do things without thinking them through
Question 3
I act on impulse even when I know I shouldn't
Question 4
I get stuck on one way of doing things even when it is not working
Question 5
I have trouble adjusting to changes in plans or routines
Question 6
I get upset when things don't go the way I expected
Question 7
My emotions get in the way of getting things done
Question 8
Small problems upset me more than they should
Question 9
My moods affect my ability to finish tasks
Question 10
I don't notice when my behaviour bothers others
Question 11
I don't realise when I am making things harder for others
Question 12
I don't think about how my actions affect others before I act
Question 13
I have trouble getting started on tasks even when I want to do them
Question 14
I need to be told to begin a task, even if I intend to do it
Question 15
I put off starting tasks I find difficult or unpleasant
Question 16
I forget what I was doing in the middle of a task
Question 17
I forget things I was just told
Question 18
I lose track of where I am in a task when interrupted
Question 19
I have trouble planning ahead for tasks or projects
Question 20
I have difficulty estimating how long a task will take
Question 21
I approach problems without thinking them through first
Question 22
I don't check my work to see if it is correct
Question 23
I don't notice mistakes in my work
Question 24
I don't pause to check whether I am on the right track
Question 25
My workspace is disorganised and I have difficulty finding things
Question 26
I lose things that I need
Question 27
I don't put things back where they belong

Answer all 27 questions to see your results