执行功能的理论研究综述

摘要

Executive function referred to a kind of important senior cognitive process which was the focus of the current research. The present paper reviewed the related literatures on executive function. This paper firstly introduced the definition and classification of executive function. Then it made systematic review about the explanation of executive function, including inhibition theory, the working memory theory, the higher cognition theory and the cognitive complexity and control theory. This paper contributed to deepen our understanding of the key component of executive function, and expanded our understanding of the sci- entific study of the executive function.%执行功能是一种重要的高级认知加工过程,是当前研究的重点和热点问题。本文对国内外有关执行功能的研究文献进行梳理,概要介绍了执行功能的定义、分类,对执行功能的理论解释做了比较系统的述评。本文有助于加深对执行功能本质的理解,扩展关于执行功能的科学研究的理论视野,同时为执行功能研究的顺利开展提供文献依据和理论支持。