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Holochwost, Steven J.; Winebrake, Deaven; Brown, Eleanor D.; Happaney, Keith R.; Wagner, Nicholas J.; Mills-Koonce, W. Roger – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2023
The predictive validity of performance on cognitive-behavioral measures of executive function (EF) suggests that these measures index children's underlying capacity for self-regulation. In this paper, we apply ecological systems theory to critically evaluate this assertion. We argue that as typically administered, standard measures of EF do not…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Individual Differences, Measures (Individuals), Predictive Validity
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Ronfard, Samuel; Chen, Eva E.; Harris, Paul L. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
We examined differences among children in their endorsement of an adult's claim, their subsequent empirical investigation of that claim, and their resolution of any potential conflict between the claim and their empirical investigation. American and Chinese preschool (N = 171, M = 4.71 years) and elementary school (N = 128, M = 7.59 years)…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Investigations, Conflict Resolution
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Ross, Robbie A.; Baldwin, Dare A. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
Cognitive control skills in early life are vital to success throughout the lifespan. Such skills have been positively linked to a host of important short- and long-term outcomes across many diverse domains. Similarly, self-perceptions such as self-efficacy, implicit beliefs about cognition, and self-concept have all been shown to predict…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Self Concept, Young Children, Cognitive Ability