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- Title
Effects of Planning and Executive Functions on Turning Back by Young Children in the Execution of Scripts.
- Authors
Yanaoka Kaichi
- Abstract
This research examined the effects of planning and executive functions on young children's performance in executing a script with and without turning back (returning to a previous state). Young children (N=94) performed a newly developed "doll task," two executive function tasks (DCCS and red/blue tasks), a planning task, and a receptive vocabulary task. The doll task required participants to enact a script by changing a doll's clothes and then turn back (return the doll to its previous state) by removing obstructive items. The results showed that on the doll task children's answers were divided into three steps. Specifically, shifting (the ability to switch as related to cognitive flexibility), an executive function factor, had a positive influence on whether young children could turn back. Planning was also an important factor that helped enable children to take the shortest route to execute the script. These findings suggest that shifting and planning play different roles in turning back when children execute scripts in different situations.
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology / Hattatsu Shinrigaku Kenkyū, 2014, Vol 25, Issue 3, p232
- ISSN
0915-9029
- Publication type
Article