Executive function plays a role in coordinating different perspectives, particularly when one's own perspective is involved

Cognition

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 315-334

  Fizke, Ella ^a   Barthel, Dana ^a   Peters, Thomas ^a   Rakoczy, Hannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Executive function; Inhibition; Perspective problems; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LOGIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY OF MIND; CONFLICT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84891129118     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: 18737838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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