The development of commitment: Attention for intention.
Child Dev
; 95(1): 7-15, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37337790
ABSTRACT
Adhering to a partially defined plan requires an intentional commitment that curbs distracting desires conflicting with the planned course of action, enabling humans to act coherently over time. Two studies (N = 50, 27 girls, ages 5-6, Han Chinese, in Hangzhou, China, 2022.02-2022.03) explored the development of commitment to partial plans in a sequential decision-making task and the underlying cognitive capacity focusing on its correlation to attentional control. Results suggest that only 6-year-olds committed to partial plans (d = .51), and children's commitment ratio was positively correlated with the use of proactive control (r = .40). These findings indicate that intentional commitment does not develop simultaneously with intention understanding, but rather matures gradually with the development of attentional control.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Attention
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Intention
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Child Dev
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article