School readiness and self-regulation: A developmental psychobiological approach

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 711-731

  Blair, Clancy ^a   Cybele Raver, C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Executive functions; Inequality; Poverty; School readiness; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SKILLS;

EID: 84964293363     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010814-015221     Document Type: Article

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