Enhancing the executive functions of 3-year-olds in the Dimensional Change Card Sort task

Sammy Perone; Stephen J Molitor; Aaron T Buss; John P Spencer; Larissa K Samuelson

doi:10.1111/cdev.12330

Enhancing the executive functions of 3-year-olds in the Dimensional Change Card Sort task

Sammy Perone (Lead Author)
, Stephen J Molitor
, Aaron T Buss
, John P Spencer
, Larissa K Samuelson

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Executive functions enable flexible thinking, something young children are notoriously bad at. For instance, in the dimensional change card sort (DCCS) task, 3-year-olds can sort cards by one dimension (shape), but continue to sort by this dimension when asked to switch (to color). This study tests a prediction of a dynamic neural field model that prior experience with the postswitch dimension can enhance 3-year-olds' performance in the DCCS. In Experiment 1A, a matching game was used to preexpose 3-year-olds (n = 36) to color. This facilitated switching from sorting by shape to color. In , 3-year-olds (n = 18) were preexposed to shape. This did not facilitate switching from sorting by color to shape. The model was used to explain this asymmetry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	812-827
Number of pages	16
Journal	Child Development
Volume	86
Issue number	3
Early online date	1 Dec 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12330
Publication status	Published - 9 May 2015

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