Can We Boost Preschoolers' Inhibitory Performance Just by Changing the Way They Respond?
Child Dev
; 92(6): 2205-2212, 2021 11.
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ABSTRACT
Changing the way children make their response appears to sometimes, but not always, boost their inhibitory control-though interpreting existing findings is hampered by inconsistent methods and results. This study investigated the effects of delaying, and changing, the means of responding. Ninety-six preschoolers (Mage 46 months) completed tasks assessing inhibitory control, counterfactual reasoning, strategic reasoning, and false belief understanding. Children responded either immediately or after a delay, and either by pointing with their finger, or with a hand-held arrow. Delaying boosted performance on all tasks except false belief understanding; arrow-pointing only improved strategic reasoning. It is suggested that delay helps children work out the correct response; it is unlikely to help on tasks where this requirement is absent.
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Resolução de Problemas
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article