Cool EF measures correlate with each other, but no association is found between cool and hot EF measures¶
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q2 i1 Backward digit span correlates positively with CNT attentional control after controlling age, IQ, and SES. → Poon K 2018
q2 i? None of the hot EF measures correlate significantly or marginally with cool EF measures or with each other. → Poon K 2018 (2)
Evidence¶
Poon K 2018¶
Poon K (2018) Hot and Cool Executive Functions in Adolescence: Development and Contributions to Important Developmental Outcomes. Front. Psychol. 8:2311. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02311
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Partial Pearson's correlations controlling age, general intellectual ability, and SES variables among EF measures. The article reports a significant positive correlation between Backward Digit Span and CNT attentional control, r = 0.180, p < 0.05, and a trend between Stroop and CNT attentional control (p = 0.07).
"Results revealed positive internal correlations among cool EF measures. Significant positive correlation was found between Backward Digit Span and CNT attentional control ( r = 0.180, p < 0.05),"
Poon K 2018 (2)¶
Poon K (2018) Hot and Cool Executive Functions in Adolescence: Development and Contributions to Important Developmental Outcomes. Front. Psychol. 8:2311. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02311
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Same partial correlation analysis (Table 4). The article reports that none of the hot EF measures were significantly or marginally inter-correlated or correlated with the cool measures, supporting the hypothesized separability of hot and cool EF domains.
"None of the hot EF measures were significantly or marginally inter-correlated or correlated."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Cool executive function measures show ascending age-related growth across adolescence, with a growth spurt around age 14–15
- Hot executive function (CGT risk adjustment) shows a bell-shaped developmental curve, peaking at age 14 and declining thereafter
- Task-based and questionnaire-based EF measures show consistently low correlations and may assess partially distinct phenomena — related
- Hot EF (CGT risk adjustment) uniquely predicts parent-rated emotional problems, while no cool EF test does — related
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Cool EF measures correlate with each other, but no association is found between cool and hot EF measures |
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Cool EF measures correlate with each other, but no association is found between cool and hot EF measures |
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2018 |
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2 — poon-k-2018, poon-k-2018-2 |
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