Less-structured time in children’s daily lives predicts self-directed executive functioning

Executive functions in childhood predict important life outcomes. Thus, there is great interest in attempts to improve executive functions early in life. Many interventions are led by trained adults, including structured training activities in the lab, and less-structured activities implemented in s...

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Main Authors: Jane Elizabeth Barker, Andrei D. Semenov, Laura eMichaelson, Lindsay S. Provan, Hannah R. Snyder, Yuko eMunakata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00593/full