The effects of parental scaffolding on preschoolers' executive function

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 271-281

  Hammond, Stuart I ^a   Müller, Ulrich ^b   Carpendale, Jeremy I M ^a   Bibok, Maximilian B ^a   Liebermann Finestone, Dana P ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Executive function; Preschoolers; Scaffolding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84860787065     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025519     Document Type: Article

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