The effects of parental scaffolding on preschoolers' executive function |
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Authors: | Hammond Stuart I Müller Ulrich Carpendale Jeremy I M Bibok Maximilian B Liebermann-Finestone Dana P |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6. shammond@sfu.ca |
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Abstract: | The present study explores the effects of parental scaffolding of children's problem solving on the development of executive function (EF). Eighty-two children were assessed at 2, 3, and 4 years of age on a variety of EF tasks and, at ages 2 and 3, on a problem-solving puzzle with which parents offered structured assistance (i.e., scaffolding). Unlike previous studies of parental scaffolding, children's EF was examined at each time point. Scaffolding at age 3 was found to have a direct effect on EF at age 4. Furthermore, scaffolding at age 2 had an indirect on EF at age 4 through the child's verbal ability at age 3. |
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