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- Title
The development of commitment: Attention for intention.
- Authors
Zhai, Shuyi; Cheng, Shaozhe; Moskowitz, Naomi; Shen, Mowei; Gao, Tao
- Abstract
Adhering to a partially defined plan requires an intentional commitment that curbs distracting desires conflicting with the planned course of action, enabling humans to act coherently over time. Two studies (N = 50, 27 girls, ages 5–6, Han Chinese, in Hangzhou, China, 2022.02–2022.03) explored the development of commitment to partial plans in a sequential decision‐making task and the underlying cognitive capacity focusing on its correlation to attentional control. Results suggest that only 6‐year‐olds committed to partial plans (d =.51), and children's commitment ratio was positively correlated with the use of proactive control (r =.40). These findings indicate that intentional commitment does not develop simultaneously with intention understanding, but rather matures gradually with the development of attentional control.
- Subjects
ATTENTION in children; COMMITMENT (Psychology); INTENTION; PLANNED behavior theory; SELF-control
- Publication
Child Development, 2024, Vol 95, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.13955