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Michel, Fiona; Anderson, Mike – Developmental Science, 2009
A number of authors have proposed models of cognitive development that explain improvements in intelligence over the course of childhood via changes in the efficiency of inhibitory processes (Anderson, 2001; Bjorklund & Harnishfeger, 1990; Dempster, 1991, 1992; Dempster & Corkill, 1999a; Harnishfeger, 1995; Harnishfeger & Bjorklund, 1993). A…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Inhibition, Cognitive Development, Child Development
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Feldman, Ruth; Eidelman, Arthur I. – Developmental Science, 2009
Human development is thought to evolve from the dynamic interchange of biological dispositions and environmental provisions; yet the effects of specific biological and environmental birth conditions on the trajectories of cognitive and social-emotional growth have rarely been studied. We observed 126 children at six time-points from birth to 5…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Emotional Development, Cognitive Development, Environmental Influences