When this means that: The role of working memory and inhibitory control in children's understanding of representations

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-185

  Astle, Andrea ^a   Kamawar, Deepthi ^a   Vendetti, Corrie ^a   Podjarny, Gal ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Executive function; Inhibitory control; Maps; Representations; Symbols; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INHIBITORY CONTROL; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRESENTATIONS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SYMBOLS; WORKING MEMORY;

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; INHIBITORY CONTROL; MAPS; REPRESENTATIONS; SYMBOLS; WORKING MEMORY;

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84879148286     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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