Naslov
Executive Functions during Childhood, Development of

Autori
Šimleša, Sanja ; Cepanec, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition

Urednik/ci
Wright, James D.

Izdavač
Elsevier

Grad
Oxford

Godina
2015

Raspon stranica
489-496

ISBN
978-0-08-097087-5

Ključne riječi
executive functions ; childhood

Sažetak
Executive functions (EFs) encompass higher order processes required for purposeful, goal- oriented activity. The processes most frequently included in this term are inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and planning. More recent studies show that EF processes have different developmental trajectories and start their intensive development at different periods. This article presents definitions of EF, changes in the concept and studies of EF during time, different development trajectories of EF and related changes in the brain through three developmental periods: (1) infants and toddlers, (2) early childhood, and (3) middle childhood, and finally methodological issues in the studies of EF in children.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Pedagogija

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