The aim of the current systematic review is (1) to examine theoretical frameworks and
mechanisms explaining the association between parental and teacher behaviors and child …

Since the discovery that patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) show similar
deficits in cognitive control as young children, the PFC model of cognitive control …

Abstract Theory of mind—or the understanding that others have mental states that can differ
from one's own and reality—is currently measured across the lifespan by a wide array of …

Executive functioning (EF) is associated with various aspects of school achievement and
cognitive development in children and adolescents. There has been substantial research …

Previous studies on the development of executive functions (EFs) in middle childhood have
traditionally focused on cognitive, or “cool,” EFs: working memory, inhibitory control and …

We examine the developmental changes in Executive functions (EFs) throughout late
childhood and how the contextual factor of classroom methodology mediates such changes …

It has been demonstrated that executive functions play a significant role in different aspects
of the development of children. Development of language is also one of the most important …

In this chapter, we examine executive function (EF) strategies from a multiple-intelligences
and a developmental perspective. An intelligence is a capacity to compute using a particular …

Our main objective was to analyse the different contributions of relational verbal reasoning
(analogical and class inclusion) and executive functioning to metaphor comprehension …

This study aimed to test the impact of play on the development of executive functions (EFs)
in preschoolers. Thirty-two games were designed to be collectively played in groups by 70 …