Executive functions (EFs) are high-level cognitive processes, often associated with the
frontal lobes, that control lower level processes in the service of goal-directed behavior …

Abstract Concepts of cognitive control (CC) and executive function (EF) are defined in terms
of their relationships with goal-directed behavior versus habits and controlled versus …

Many interventions targeting cognitive skills or socioemotional skills and behaviors
demonstrate initially promising but then quickly disappearing impacts. Our article seeks to …

The relationship between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and executive function
(EF) has recently attracted attention within psychology, following reports of substantial SES …

One hundred and ten years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, devised
a very different method of educating children, based on her observations of how they …

Executive functions (EFs)—the higher level cognitive abilities that enable us to control our
own thoughts and actions—continue to develop into early adulthood, yet no longitudinal …

Behavior genetics studies how genetic differences among people contribute to differences in
their psychology and behavior. Here, I describe how the conclusions and methods of …

The bilingual advantage hypothesis is difficult to test for many reasons and one is the
complexity of the executive functioning (EF) construct. The newest wave of meta‐anlayses …

Self-regulation describes the ability to control both behaviors and internal states against a
backdrop of conflicting or distracting situations, drives, or impulses. In the cognitive …

Behavioral genetics and cultural evolution have both revolutionized our understanding of
human behavior–largely independent of each other. Here, we reconcile these two fields …