Preschoolers' use of feedback for flexible behavior: Insights from a computational model

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-267

  Chevalier, Nicolas ^a   Dauvier, Bruno ^b   Blaye, Agnès ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b University of Provence Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Computational model; Executive control; Feedback processing; Goal management; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349288050     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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