# Inhibitory Control - A good survey: [Executive Functions](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4084861/) from National Library of Medicine. - The first of three [[executive-functions|Executive Functions]]. ## Elements - _Interference Control_, which can be at two levels: - _Perceptive Inhibition_ = Selectively paying attention, aka _inhibitory control of attention_. - _Cognitive Inhibition_ = Suppressing prepotent mental representations, resisting emotions and thoughts, including _intentional forgetting_. - _[[self-control|Self-control]]_ = Control over _behavior_ or control over emotions in service for control over behavior. - Resisting _temptations_ and not acting impulsively. - Having the _discipline_ to stay on task despite _distractions_/_temptations_ to give up/leisure/more interesting tasks. Which is related to the final aspect of self-control: - _[[delay-of-gratification|Delaying gratification]]_. > [!bug] Interference Control seems not to be the issue. It's Self-Control! ## Discussions - _[[stroop-effect|Stroop Task]]_ presents color words in different fonts - Inhibitory Control in the childhood predicts future development in the adulthoods accurately.