Evidence for a relation between executive function and pretense representation in preschool children

Cognitive Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-16

  Carlson, Stephanie M ^a,b   White, Rachel E ^b   Davis Unger, Angela C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Inhibitory control; Pretense; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888022624     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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