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A Novel Approach to Measuring the Developmental Interactions Between Working Memory and Inhibitory Control in Young Children

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Jarrold, Chris
Wang, Tengfei
Li, Kailing

Abstract / Description

Previous studies of executive control in children have tended to employ different tasks to measure different potential executive functions. Here we employ two novel tasks that orthogonally manipulate the working memory and inhibitory control demands within each paradigm. Children in three age groups (3-4-, 4-5-, and 5-6-year olds) will be assessed, with 48 children in each group. Participants will be given 6 conditions of a choice reaction time task formed by the crossing of two levels of inhibition with three levels of working memory load. The task involves determining which spatial response location is associated with each stimulus. They will also receive 9 conditions of a selective response task formed by crossing three levels of inhibition with three levels of working memory load. The task involves making ‘go’ responses to half the stimuli while withholding a response to the other stimuli.

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2021-02-19 17:35:47 UTC

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PsychArchives

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Jarrold, Chris
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Wang, Tengfei
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Li, Kailing
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2021-02-19T17:35:47Z
  • Made available on
    2021-02-19T17:35:47Z
  • Date of first publication
    2021-02-19
  • Abstract / Description
    Previous studies of executive control in children have tended to employ different tasks to measure different potential executive functions. Here we employ two novel tasks that orthogonally manipulate the working memory and inhibitory control demands within each paradigm. Children in three age groups (3-4-, 4-5-, and 5-6-year olds) will be assessed, with 48 children in each group. Participants will be given 6 conditions of a choice reaction time task formed by the crossing of two levels of inhibition with three levels of working memory load. The task involves determining which spatial response location is associated with each stimulus. They will also receive 9 conditions of a selective response task formed by crossing three levels of inhibition with three levels of working memory load. The task involves making ‘go’ responses to half the stimuli while withholding a response to the other stimuli.
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  • Publication status
    other
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    unknown
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/4096
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4588
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    A Novel Approach to Measuring the Developmental Interactions Between Working Memory and Inhibitory Control in Young Children
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  • DRO type
    preregistration
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    PRP-QUANT
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