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Executive function in preschool-age children : integrating measurement, neurodevelopment, and translational research /

"A primary aim of the neuropsychological revolution has been the mapping of what has come to be known as executive function (EF). This term encompasses a range of mental processes such as working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility that, together, regulate our social behavior,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Griffin, James Alan, 1963- (Editor ), McCardle, Peggy D. (Editor ), Freund, Lisa (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why improving and assessing executive functions early in life is critical / Adele Diamond
  • Incorporating early development into the measurement of executive function : the need for a continuum of measures across development / Stephanie M. Carlson, Susan Faja, and Danielle M. Beck
  • Structure, measurement, and development of preschool executive function / Jennifer Mize Nelson [and others]
  • Longitudinal measurement of executive function in preschoolers / Michael T. Willoughby and Clancy B. Blair
  • Conceptions of executive function and regulation : when and to what degree do they overlap?/ Nancy Eisenberg and Qing Zhou
  • Infant cognitive abilities : potential building blocks of later executive functions / Susan A. Rose, Judith F. Feldman, and Jeffery J. Jankowski
  • Psychobiology of executive function in early development / Dr Martha Ann Bell and Kimberly Cuevas
  • Imagining executive functions in typically and atypically developed children / Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, Scott K. Holland, and Lisa S. Freund
  • Development of selective and sustained attention : the role of executive function / Anna Fisher and Heidi Kloos
  • Preschool executive functions in the context of family risk / Megan M. McClelland, Leslie D. Leve, and Katherine C. Pears
  • Socioeconomic status and the development of executive function : behavioral and neuroscience approaches / Gwendolyn M. Lawson [and others]
  • Assessing developmental trajectories of executive function in low-income, ethnic minority preschoolers : opportunities and challenges / Margaret O'Brien Caughy, Margaret Tresch Owen, and Jamie Hurst DeLuna
  • Promoting the development of executive functions through early education and prevention programs / Karen L. Bierman and Marcela Torres
  • Conceptual clutter and measurement mayhem : proposals for cross-disciplinary integration in conceptualizing and measuring executive function / Frederick J. Morrison and Jennie K. Grammer.