The relation between television exposure and executive function among preschoolers

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1497-1506

  Nathanson, Amy I ^a   Aladé, Fashina ^a,b   Sharp, Molly L ^a   Rasmussen, Eric E ^a,c   Christy, Katheryn ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Preschoolers; Television

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEVISION; TIME;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84922330995     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035714     Document Type: Article

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