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Dauvier, Bruno; Chevalier, Nicolas; Blaye, Agnes – Cognitive Development, 2012
The present study illustrates the usefulness of finite mixture of generalized linear models (GLMs) to examine variability in cognitive strategies during childhood. More precisely, it addresses this variability in set-shifting situations where task-goal updating is endogenously driven. In a task-switching paradigm 5-6-year-olds had to switch…
Descriptors: Young Children, Cognitive Processes, Statistical Analysis, Models
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Wiebe, Sandra A.; Sheffield, Tiffany; Nelson, Jennifer Mize; Clark, Caron A. C.; Chevalier, Nicolas; Espy, Kimberly Andrews – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
Although the structure of executive function (EF) during adulthood is characterized by both unity and diversity, recent evidence suggests that preschool EF may be best described by a single factor. The latent structure of EF was examined in 228 3-year-olds using confirmatory factor analysis. Children completed a battery of executive tasks that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Preschool Children, Factor Analysis, Short Term Memory