Executive Functions in University Students

Introduction: Executive functions are delegated to monitor and stop conscious behaviors in the face of various stimuli of daily life. Objective: Analyze the role of Executive Functions in university students through a quantitative correlational study. Method: The research consisted of 238 participants aged 18 to 38 years (Mage=22.35, SD=2.34). As an evaluation instrument, the Clinical Observation Scale was used to Assessthe Third Functional Unit of Luria Theory: EOCL-1. Results: A significant global correlation was obtained between the variables, such as verification with attentional control r=.48, p=.001 inhibitory control r=.44, p=.001, internal regulatory language r=.24, p=.001 and supervision and monitoring r=.36, p=.001 Conclusions: Executive functions are mental skills of high level and greater complexity in the human being, they determine different contexts in which it develops as the university academic.