DCCS training in preschoolers transfers to false-belief understanding¶
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q2 i? Children trained on the DCCS showed larger improvements on the DCCS and a false-belief task than control children, and outperformed controls on a novel DCCS version. → Buttelmann F and Karbach J 2017
Evidence¶
Buttelmann F and Karbach J 2017¶
Buttelmann F and Karbach J (2017). Development and Plasticity of Cognitive Flexibility in Early and Middle Childhood. Front. Psychol. 8:1040. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01040
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The review reports, citing Kloo and Perner (2003), a training study of 3- and 4-year-olds with pre- and post-tests including a novel DCCS with different cards; the trained group "showed larger improvements" than controls. No effect size is printed.
"Children in the DCCS training group showed larger improvements on the DCCS and the false-belief task than children in the control group. They also outperformed the control group on the novel DCCS task."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Children's cognitive flexibility improved on average from preschool to first grade — related
- Infants and adults automatically take account of others' false beliefs, as shown by looking time and reaction time — related
- False-belief training improves preschoolers' theory of mind scores but the review reports it has no effect on language skills — related
- Feedback on post-switch sorting improves preschoolers' DCCS performance and transfers to a novel DCCS version — related
- The classroom training is associated with a greater DCCS flexibility gain in the experimental group, though the printed ANOVA table reports a non-significant interaction — related
- Metacognitive reflection training improves young children's DCCS performance, with behavioral and neural changes — related
- Experimental studies report transfer of training across diverse operations, from sensory discrimination to memorizing — related
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DCCS training in preschoolers transfers to false-belief understanding |
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DCCS training in preschoolers transfers to false-belief understanding |
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