Cognitive flexibility in children is not a unified construct¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Taken together, the two studies' results suggest that cognitive flexibility is not a unified construct. → Arán Filippetti 2020

Evidence¶

Arán Filippetti 2020¶

Arán Filippetti, Vanessa; Krumm, Gabriela Liliana (2020). A hierarchical model of cognitive flexibility in children: Extending the relationship between flexibility, creativity and academic achievement. Child Neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2019.1711034

q3 · i? · associational · r2

This interpretive conclusion integrates both studies: the two-factor CFA in Study 1 (n = 112) and the differential predictor and creativity findings across Studies 1 and 2 (n = 177). The authors state the results "suggest that cognitive flexibility is not a unified construct."

"Taken together, these results suggest that cognitive flexibility is not a unified construct."

Discussion¶

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