Children use qualitatively different strategies from adults for flexible cognition, shifting control strategies around 8 to 9 years of age¶
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q2 i? Around 8 to 9 years of age, children change control strategies from orienting attention to relevant stimulus features to using cue-stimulus-response associations. → Dajani 2015
Evidence¶
Dajani 2015¶
Dajani, D. R., & Uddin, L. Q. (2015). Demystifying cognitive flexibility: Implications for clinical and developmental neuroscience. Trends in Neurosciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2015.07.003
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Narrative review attributing this to behavioral studies. Around 8 to 9 years children shift "from retrieving the task goal by orienting their attention to the relevant stimulus features to using cue-stimulus-response associations". Adult advantages are attributed to perceptual speed, working memory, interference resistance and task set reconfiguration.
"Behavioral studies suggest that children use qualitatively different strategies from adults to implement flexible cognition"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Age and Developmental Stage — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Executive Function — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Cognitive flexibility in children is not a unified construct — related
- In a change detection task, adults outperform 4-to-5-year-olds on cued shapes while children outperform adults on uncued shapes — related
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Children use qualitatively different strategies from adults for flexible cognition, shifting control strategies around 8 to 9 years of age |
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Children use qualitatively different strategies from adults for flexible cognition, shifting control strategies around 8 to 9 years of age |
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