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Ritchie, Stuart J.; Bates, Timothy C.; Deary, Ian J. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Previous research has indicated that education influences cognitive development, but it is unclear what, precisely, is being improved. Here, we tested whether education is associated with cognitive test score improvements via domain-general effects on general cognitive ability ("g"), or via domain-specific effects on particular cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Outcomes of Education, Cognitive Tests
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Wilbourn, Makeba Parramore; Gottfried, Allen W.; Kee, Daniel W. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
The relationship between consistency of hand preference, left hemispheric specialization, and cognitive functioning was examined in an ongoing longitudinal investigation. Children were classified as consistent or inconsistent in their hand preference across 5 assessments from ages 18 to 42 months. Findings demonstrated that (a) this early…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Handedness, Females