Young Children's Cognitive Development: Interrelationships among Executive Functioning, Working Memory, Verbal Ability, and Theory of Mind

Table of contents

• Young Children's Cognitive Development - Interrelationships Among Executive Functioning, Working Memory, Verbal Ability, and Theory of Mind *
• Title Page *
• Contents v
• Contributors vii
• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Overview 1
• References *
• Chapter 2 - Working Memory and Its Relevance for Cognitive Development 9
• References *
• Chapter 3 - From Rag (Bag)s to Riches: Measuring the Developing Central Executive 39
• References 65
• Chapter 4 - Hot and Cool Aspects of Executive Function: Relations in Early Development 71
• References *
• Chapter 5 - Theory of Mind—the Case for Conceptual Development 95
• References *
• Chapter 6 - On the Specificity of the Relation Between Executive Function and Children's Theories of Mind 131
• References *
• Chapter 7 - The Evolution of Theory of Mind: Big Brains, Social Complexity, and Inhibition 147
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• Chapter 8 - The Developmental Relation of Theory of Mind and Executive Functions: a Study of Advanced Theory of Mind Abilities in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 175
• References 186
• Chapter 9 - What Fmri Can Tell Us About the Tom-Ef Connection: False Beliefs, Working Memory, and Inhibition 189
• References *
• Chapter 10 - Theory of Mind, Working Memory, and Verbal Ability in Preschool Children: the Proposal of a Relay Race Model of the Developmental Dependencies 219
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• Chapter 11 - Theory of Mind, Language, and Executive Functions in Autism: a Longitudinal Perspective 239
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• Chapter 12 - Interrelationships Among Theory of Mind, Executive Control, Language Development, and Working Memory in Young Children: a Longitudinal Analysis 259
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• Chapter 13 - Executive Functions, Working Memory, Verbal Ability, and Theory of Mind—does It All Come Together? 285
• References *
• Author Index 301
• Subject Index 315

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