Sarah R. Beck
Relating developments in children's counterfactual thinking and executive functions
Beck, Sarah R.; Riggs, Kevin J.; Gorniak, Sarah L.
Abstract
The performance of 93 children aged 3 and 4 years on a battery of different counterfactual tasks was assessed. Three measures: short causal chains, location change counterfactual conditionals, and false syllogisms—but not a fourth, long causal chains—were correlated, even after controlling for age and receptive vocabulary. Children's performance on our counterfactual thinking measure was predicted by receptive vocabulary ability and inhibitory control. The role that domain general executive functions may play in 3- to 4-year olds' counterfactual thinking development is discussed.
Citation
Beck, S. R., Riggs, K. J., & Gorniak, S. L. (2009). Relating developments in children's counterfactual thinking and executive functions. Thinking and Reasoning, 15(4), 337-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546780903135904
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Oct 26, 2009 |
Publication Date | 2009-11 |
Journal | Thinking and Reasoning |
Print ISSN | 1354-6783 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 337-354 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/13546780903135904 |
Keywords | Counterfactual thinking; Imagination; Inhibition; Reasoning; Working memory |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/405417 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13546780903135904 |
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