The relations between children's communicative perspective-taking and executive functioning

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-249

  Nilsen, Elizabeth S ^a   Graham, Susan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Executive function; Inhibitory control; Perspective taking; Pragmatic language; Referential communication

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEMORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 56449122960     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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