Executive Planning

Also known as: Tower of London · Planning ability · Problem-solving

The capacity to formulate, evaluate and execute a sequence of actions to achieve a goal. The Tower of London task requires mental simulation of moves before acting — planning depth, lookahead and the ability to resist impulsive first moves.

Source:

Shallice, T. (1982). Specific impairments of planning. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B, 298(1089), 199-209.

DOI:

10.1098/rstb.1982.0082