Evaluation of a differentiation model of preschoolers' executive functions

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Howard, Steven J ^a   Okely, Anthony D ^a   Ellis, Yvonne G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Executive function; Inhibition; Preschool; Shifting; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926646106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00285     Document Type: Article

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