New Procedures to Assess Executive Functions in Preschool Children

Executive functions are difficult to assess in preschool children, yet the preschool period is particularly important, both in the development of behavioral control and of the brain, particularly the prefrontal cortex. Several tasks were adapted from developmental and neuroscience literature and the...

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Published in:Clinical neuropsychologist 2001-02, Vol.15 (1), p.46-58
Main Authors: Espy, Kimberly Andrews, Kaufmann, Paul M., Glisky, Martha L., McDiarmid, Melanie D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child, Preschool
Concept Formation - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Prefrontal Cortex - physiology
Problem Solving - physiology
Psychometrics
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Token Economy
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Summary:Executive functions are difficult to assess in preschool children, yet the preschool period is particularly important, both in the development of behavioral control and of the brain, particularly the prefrontal cortex. Several tasks were adapted from developmental and neuroscience literature and then administered to 98 preschool children (30-, 36-, 42-, 48- and 60-month age groups). Executive function task performance was related largely to age group, but not to sex or intelligence. These tasks, then, were sensitive in this age range and may be useful to delineate distinct cognitive profiles among preschool children with various neurological and developmental disorders.
ISSN:1385-4046
1744-4144
DOI:10.1076/clin.15.1.46.1908