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Direct linkFrick, Aurélien; Brandimonte, Maria A.; Chevalier, Nicolas – Developmental Science, 2022
Gaining autonomy is a key aspect of growing up and cognitive control development across childhood. However, little is known about how children engage cognitive control in an autonomous (or self-directed) fashion. Here, we propose that in order to successfully engage self-directed control, children identify, and achieve goals by tracking contextual…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Cognitive Development, Children, Adults
Chevalier, Nicolas – Child Development, 2018
Cognitive effort is costly and this cost likely influences the activities in which children engage. Yet, little is known about how school-age children perceive cognitive effort. The subjective value of cognitive effort, that is, how valuable or costly effort is perceived, was investigated in seventy-three 7- to 12-year-olds using an effort…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Difficulty Level, Learner Engagement
