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A Longitudinal Analysis of Anger and Inhibitory Control in Twins from 12 to 36 Months of Age
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Gagne, Jeffrey R.; Hill Goldsmith, H. – Developmental Science, 2011
Inhibitory control (IC) is a dimension of child temperament that involves the self-regulation of behavioral responses under some form of instruction or expectation. Although IC is posited to appear in toddlerhood, the voluntary control of emotions such as anger begins earlier. Little research has analyzed relations between emotional development in…
Descriptors: Twins, Preschool Children, Psychological Patterns, Genetics
Selective Attention and Attention Switching: Towards a Unified Developmental Approach
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Hanania, Rima; Smith, Linda B. – Developmental Science, 2010
We review and relate two literatures on the development of attention in children: one concerning flexible attention switching and the other concerning selective attention. The first is a growing literature on preschool children's performances in an attention-switching task indicating that children become more flexible in their attentional control…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention, Preschool Children, Self Control
A Longitudinal, Microgenetic Study of the Emergence of False Belief Understanding and Inhibition Skills
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Flynn, Emma; O'Malley, Claire; Wood, David – Developmental Science, 2004
Two theories that attempt to explain the relationship between false belief understanding and inhibition skills were investigated: (1) theory of mind development improves self-control, and (2) executive control is necessary for developing a theory of mind. A microgenetic approach was adopted, with a group of 21 children completing a battery of…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Cognitive Development, Children, Longitudinal Studies