Infant Attention and Early Childhood Executive Function
2013; Wiley; Volume: 85; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/cdev.12126
ISSN1467-8624
AutoresKimberly Cuevas, Martha Ann Bell,
Tópico(s)Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
ResumoIndividual differences in infant attention are theorized to reflect the speed of information processing and are related to later cognitive abilities (i.e., memory, language, and intelligence). This study provides the first systematic longitudinal analysis of infant attention and early childhood executive function ( EF ; e.g., working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility). A group of 5‐month‐olds ( n = 201) were classified as short or long lookers. At 24, 36, and 48 months of age, children completed age‐appropriate EF tasks. Infant short lookers (i.e., more efficient information processors) exhibited higher EF throughout early childhood as compared to infant long lookers, even after controlling for verbal ability (a potential indicator of intelligence). These findings are discussed in relation to the emergence of executive attention.
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