Table 1.

Commonly used assessments of aspects of self-regulation in preschool-aged children

Measure	Primary Executive Function Demand(s) Evaluated	Format	Reference
Snack delay	Inhibitory control	Task	Kochanska 2000 [73]
Gift delay	Inhibitory control	Task	Kochanska 2000 [73]
Count and Label	Working memory	Task	Gordon & Olson 1998 [92]
Day/Night, Grass/Snow	Inhibitory control, working memory	Task	Gerstadt 1994 [93]; Carlson & Moses 2001 [94]
Disappointing gift	Emotion regulation	Task	Saarni 1984 [95]
Standard Dimensional Change Card Sort	Working memory	Task	Zelazo 2003 [96]
Tower of Hanoi	Planning	Task	Welsh 1991 [97]
Shape School	Switching, inhibitory control	Task	Espy 1997 [98]
BRIEF-P	Multi-dimensional	Parent or teacher report	Gioia 2000 [99]
Continuous Performance Test (CPT)	Attention, Inhibitory Control	Computerized test	Mahone 2001 [100]