Enhancing the Executive Functions of 3-Year-Olds in the Dimensional Change Card Sort Task

Autor/inn/en	Perone, Sammy; Molitor, Stephen J.; Buss, Aaron T.; Spencer, John P.; Samuelson, Larissa K.
Titel	Enhancing the Executive Functions of 3-Year-Olds in the Dimensional Change Card Sort Task
Quelle	In: Child Development, 86 (2015) 3, S.812-827 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12330
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Young Children; Manipulative Materials; Color; Prediction; Prior Learning; Experience; Geometric Concepts; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Hilfsmittel; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Vorhersage; Vorkenntnisse; Erfahrung; Elementare Geometrie; Analogiemodell
Abstract	Executive functions enable flexible thinking, something young children are notoriously bad at. For instance, in the dimensional change card sort (DCCS) task, 3-year-olds can sort cards by one dimension (shape), but continue to sort by this dimension when asked to switch (to color). This study tests a prediction of a dynamic neural field model that prior experience with the postswitch dimension can enhance 3-year-olds' performance in the DCCS. In Experiment 1A, a matching game was used to preexpose 3-year-olds (n = 36) to color. This facilitated switching from sorting by shape to color. In "Experiment 1B", 3-year-olds (n = 18) were preexposed to shape. This did not facilitate switching from sorting by color to shape. The model was used to explain this asymmetry. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01