| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 362 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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 ... [et al.] -- 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 ... [et al.] -- 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. |
| Summary |
"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, and our emotional and cognitive well-being. In this book, top scientists from a variety of fields investigate executive function as it develops in early childhood. Because researchers differ in their conceptualizations of basic processes and even in how they define EF itself, contributors begin by discussing comparability and replicability, key issues which are of primary importance to those seeking to move the field to a new level of rigor. Next, they tackle the nuts-and-bolts of the development of EF in preschoolers, including the neurobiological mechanisms and circuitry that underlie EF development as well as the role of EF in assessing risk--and its counterpart, resilience. Finally, they highlight exciting new clinical applications of EF research, including the use of EF in contextualizing and assessing family risk, the impact of socioeconomic status on neurological development, and the promotion of EF development through early education programs"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved). |
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Executive functions (Neuropsychology)
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Cognition in children.
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Control (Psychology) in children.
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Child psychology.
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Preschool children.
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Executive Function.
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Neuropsychology.
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Cognition.
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Psychology, Child.
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Child, Preschool.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
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Child psychology. (OCoLC)fst00854540
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Cognition in children. (OCoLC)fst00866501
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Control (Psychology) in children. (OCoLC)fst00877075
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Executive functions (Neuropsychology) (OCoLC)fst01893671
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Preschool children. (OCoLC)fst01075582
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| Added Author |
Griffin, James Alan, 1963- editor.
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McCardle, Peggy D., editor.
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Freund, Lisa, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version:Original (DLC) 2015019980 |
| ISBN |
9781433818271 (electronic bk.) |
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1433818272 (electronic bk.) |
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