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On the Importance of Being Flexible: Early Interrelations between Affective Flexibility, Executive Functions and Anxiety Symptoms in Preschoolers
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Marcu?, Oana; Martins, Eva Costa; Sassu, Raluca; Visu-Petra, Laura – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
When children are confronted with an emotional problem, affective flexibility mobilizes their cognitive and emotional resources to optimally address it. We investigated the contribution of executive functions to cognitive and affective flexibility in preschoolers. We assessed affective flexibility in 67 preschoolers (30 girls; M[subscript months]…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Preschool Children, Executive Function, Predictor Variables
Effect of Memory Support and Elicited Production on Fast Mapping of New Words by Adolescents with Down Syndrome
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Chapman, Robin S.; Sindberg, Heidi; Bridge, Cynthia; Gigstead, Katherine; Hesketh, Linda – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether memory support and elicited production differentially benefited fast mapping of new vocabulary (comprehension, production accuracy, and speed) in adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) compared with typically developing (TD) children matched for syntax comprehension. The study also examined…
Descriptors: Hearing (Physiology), Auditory Perception, Individual Differences, Morphemes