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Age Differences in Strategic Planning as Indexed by the Tower of London
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Albert, Dustin; Steinberg, Laurence – Child Development, 2011
The present study examined age differences in performance on the Tower of London, a measure of strategic planning, in a diverse sample of 890 individuals between the ages of 10 and 30. Although mature performance was attained by age 17 on relatively easy problems, performance on the hardest problems showed improvements into the early 20s.…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Self Control, Late Adolescents, Age Differences
Reflection-Impulsivity and Self-Control in Preschool Children
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Toner, Ignatius J.; And Others – Child Development, 1977
This study explored the relationships among children's performance on a simplified version of Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures (MFF) Test of conceptual tempo, their IQ, their performance on several measures of self-regulatory behavior, and their general activity level. Subjects were 55 preschool boys and girls. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Intelligence Quotient, Preschool Education, Self Control
The Relation of Conceptual Tempo to Aggression and Its Control.
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Messer, Stanley B.; Brodzinsky, David M. – Child Development, 1979
Fifth-grade boys and girls were administered the Matching Familiar Figures Test and a projective measure of fantasy aggression and its control. They were also rated sociometrically by peers and teachers on physical, verbal, and indirect forms of overt aggression. Results indicated that conceptual tempo was related to aggression and its control.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary Education
The Relations of Effortful Control and Impulsivity to Children's Resiliency and Adjustment
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Eisenberg, Nancy; Spinrad, Tracy L.; Fabes, Richard A.; Reiser, Mark; Cumberland, Amanda; Shepard, Stephanie A.; Valiente, Carlos; Losoya, Andra H.; Guthrie, Vanna K.; Thompson, Marilyn – Child Development, 2004
The unique relations of effortful control and impulsivity to resiliency and adjustment were examined when children were 4.5 to 8 years old, and 2 years later. Parents and teachers reported on all constructs and children's attentional persistence was observed. In concurrent structural equation models, effortful control and impulsivity uniquely and…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Self Control, Young Children, Child Behavior