Executive function relates to abilities to differentiate among conflicting thoughts , determine good and bad , better and best , same and different , future consequences of current activities , working toward a defined goal , prediction of outcomes , expectation based on actions , and social `` control '' ( the ability to suppress urges that , if not suppressed , could lead to socially unacceptable outcomes ) .
Critical is ` social control ' : the ability to suppress urges which , if not suppressed , could lead to socially unacceptable outcomes .