| Title |
Vykdomosios funkcijos raida / |
| Translation of Title |
The development of executive function. |
| Authors |
Girdzijauskienė, Sigita ; Rakickienė, Lauryna |
| DOI |
10.15388/Psichol.2012.45.3 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Psichologija.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 45, p. 42-54.. ISSN 1392-0359. eISSN 2345-0061 |
| Keywords [eng] |
executive function ; theory of mind ; autism ; early social relationship |
| Abstract [eng] |
We briefly describe the developmental trends of main executive functions, concluding that the development of these abilities starts as early as the first year of life, undergoes the biggest changes in preschool years and continues till late childhood and even adulthood. We finally outline the importance of studying psychosocial context of the development of executive function. There is evidence that early social interaction may affect the development of executive function (Bibok et al., 2009; Bernier et al., 2010), but much remains to be done to better understand the mechanisms of the development of these functions. The second part of the paper is devoted to the connection between the development of executive function and theory of mind. There are four main proofs of this connection: 1) positive correlation between the executive function and theory of mind test results; 2) matching developmental paths of these two psychic functions; 3) matching brain regions; 4) disorders of both psychic functions in case of psychopathology (autism disorder in particular). Although the connection between executive function and theory of mind development is well documented, little is known about the nature and direction of this connection. The most prominent hypothesis is that executive function development stimulates the emergence of executive function (Carlson et al., 2004; Hughes and Ensor, 2007), but alternative explanations exist. We suggest that the explanations taking into account the social context of the development of both psychic functions should be considered. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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