So many options, so little control: Abstract representations can reduce selection demands to increase children's self-directed flexibility

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 659-673

  Snyder, Hannah R ^a   Munakata, Yuko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract representations; Blocked cyclic naming; Cognitive development; Endogenous flexibility; Selection; Verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPRESENTATIONS; ARTICLE; BLOCKED CYCLIC NAMING; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; ENDOGENOUS FLEXIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SELECTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL FLUENCY;

ABSTRACT REPRESENTATIONS; BLOCKED CYCLIC NAMING; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; ENDOGENOUS FLEXIBILITY; SELECTION; VERBAL FLUENCY;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84883387377     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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