Developmental Science and Executive Function

Clancy Blair

doi:10.1177/0963721415622634

Developmental Science and Executive Function

Clancy Blair

Applied Psychology

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Executive function abilities, including working memory, inhibitory control, and the flexible volitional shifting of the focus of attention, provide a foundation for reflection on experience, reasoning, and the purposeful regulation of behavior. These abilities and their underlying neurobiology, however, are inherently malleable and influenced by characteristics of individuals and contexts. Implications of this malleability for research on the development of executive function in early childhood, for the prospect that these abilities can be fostered and promoted by specific types of activities, and for issues relating to the reliable and valid measurement of executive function are considered.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-7
Number of pages	5
Journal	Current Directions in Psychological Science
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721415622634
State	Published - Feb 1 2016

Keywords

attention
childhood development
education
emotion
executive function
measurement
plasticity
stress

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General Psychology

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