Developmental Science and Executive Function

被引:178
作者
Blair, Clancy [1 ]
机构
[1] NYU, Dept Appl Psychol, Steinhardt Sch Culture Educ & Human Dev, Kimball Hall,246 Greene St,8th Floor, New York, NY 10003 USA
关键词
executive function; childhood development; education; stress; emotion; attention; plasticity; measurement; SCHOOL READINESS; ALLOSTATIC LOAD; SELF-REGULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; CUMULATIVE RISK; PRESCHOOL; CHILDREN; POVERTY; STRESS; CHILDHOOD;
D O I
10.1177/0963721415622634
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Executive function abilities, including working memory, inhibitory control, and the flexible volitional shifting of the focus of attention, provide a foundation for reflection on experience, reasoning, and the purposeful regulation of behavior. These abilities and their underlying neurobiology, however, are inherently malleable and influenced by characteristics of individuals and contexts. Implications of this malleability for research on the development of executive function in early childhood, for the prospect that these abilities can be fostered and promoted by specific types of activities, and for issues relating to the reliable and valid measurement of executive function are considered.
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