Cognitive control and language across the life span: Does labeling improve reactive control?

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1620-1627

  Lucenet, Joanna ^a   Blaye, Agnès ^a   Chevalier, Nicolas ^b   Kray, Jutta ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Goal setting; Life span; Task switching; Verbal labeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPEECH; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922275178     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035867     Document Type: Article

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