Executive functions and developmental psychopathology

BF Pennington, S Ozonoff - Journal of child psychology and …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we consider the domain of executive functions (EFs) and their possible role in
developmental psychopathologies. We first consider general theoretical and measurement …

The role of prefrontal cortex in working-memory capacity, executive attention, and general fluid intelligence: An individual-differences perspective

MJ Kane, RW Engle - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2002 - Springer
We provide an “executive-attention” framework for organizing the cognitive neuroscience
research on the constructs of working-memory capacity (WMC), general fluid intelligence …

Working memory, short-term memory, and general fluid intelligence: a latent-variable approach.

RW Engle, SW Tuholski, JE Laughlin… - Journal of …, 1999 - psycnet.apa.org
A study was conducted in which 133 participants performed 11 memory tasks (some thought
to reflect working memory and some thought to reflect short-term memory), 2 tests of general …

[CITATION][C] ADHD and the nature of self-control

RA Barkley - 1997 - books.google.com
This far-reaching work from renowned scientist-practitioner Russell A. Barkley provides a
radical shift of perspective on ADHD, arguing that the disorder is fundamentally a …

Preschool program improves cognitive control

A Diamond, WS Barnett, J Thomas, S Munro - Science, 2007 - science.org
Results We report accuracy rather than speed because, for young children, accuracy is the
more sensitive measure (23). We conducted multiple regression analyses with age, gender …

Executive function and the frontal lobes: a meta-analytic review

JA Alvarez, E Emory - Neuropsychology review, 2006 - Springer
Currently, there is debate among scholars regarding how to operationalize and measure
executive functions. These functions generally are referred to as “supervisory” cognitive …

The elusive nature of executive functions: A review of our current understanding

MB Jurado, M Rosselli - Neuropsychology review, 2007 - Springer
Executive functions include abilities of goal formation, planning, carrying out goal-directed
plans, and effective performance. This article aims at reviewing some of the current …

Working-memory capacity and the control of attention: the contributions of goal neglect, response competition, and task set to Stroop interference.

MJ Kane, RW Engle - Journal of experimental psychology: General, 2003 - psycnet.apa.org
Individual differences in working-memory (WM) capacity predicted performance on the
Stroop task in 5 experiments, indicating the importance of executive control and goal …

Executive Function: Implications for Education. NCER 2017-2000.

PD Zelazo, CB Blair, MT Willoughby - National Center for Education Research, 2016 - ERIC
Executive function (EF) skills are the attention-regulation skills that make it possible to
sustain attention, keep goals and information in mind, refrain from responding immediately …

Dimensions of executive functioning: Evidence from children

JE Lehto, P Juujärvi, L Kooistra… - British journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated dimensions of executive functioning in 8‐to 13‐year‐old children.
Three tasks from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), two …