Preschoolers' motor and verbal self-control strategies during a resistance-to-temptation task

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 332-345

  Manfra, Louis ^a   Davis, Kelly D ^b   Ducenne, Lesley ^c   Winsler, Adam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

motor strategies; resistance to temptation; self control; self talk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR STRATEGIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESISTANCE-TO-TEMPTATION; SELF-CONTROL; SELF-TALK; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

MOTOR STRATEGIES; RESISTANCE-TO-TEMPTATION; SELF-CONTROL; SELF-TALK;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84905440864     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2014.917067     Document Type: Article

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