A person who has been diagnosed with a cognitive disorder and is experiencing the inability to plan, initiate, monitor, and stop complex behavior is most likely experiencing

A) apraxia.
B) deficits in executive functioning.
C) deficits in motor skills.
D) echolalia.

Deficits in executive functioning refer to difficulties in the cognitive processes involved in goal-directed behavior, such as planning, initiating, monitoring, and stopping complex behavior. Apraxia refers to difficulties in performing purposeful movements, deficits in motor skills refer to difficulties in performing physical tasks, and echolalia refers to the repetition of words or phrases.