Sustained attention and age predict inhibitory control during early childhood

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 504-512

  Reck, Sarah G ^a   Hund, Alycia M ^b  

^a Highland Park   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Early childhood; Executive functioning; Inhibitory control; Multimethod assessment; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951676809     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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