1. Introduction: Links Between Social Interaction and Executive
Function 1
Charlie Lewis, Jeremy I. M. Carpendale
This chapter introduces the study of executive function and
theoretical perspectives acknowledging the influence of social
interaction and outlines the contributions made by the chapters in
this volume.
2. Parental Scaffolding and the Development of Executive Function
17
Maximilian B. Bibok, Jeremy I. M. Carpendale, Ulrich Müller
In this chapter the authors take a microgenetic approach to
illustrating the role of parental scaffolding in development of
executive function.
3. How Do Families Help or Hinder the Emergence of Early Executive
Function? 35
Claire H. Hughes, Rosie A. Ensor
A longitudinal study of a socially diverse group of families,
reported in this chapter, examines the links between aspects of
family interaction and development of executive function.
4. New Directions in Evaluating Social Problem Solving in
Childhood: Early Precursors and Links to Adolescent Social
Competence 51
Susan H. Landry, Karen E. Smith, Paul R. Swank
This chapter presents an ecologically valid measure of social
problem solving that is linked to earlier development and that
predicts social interactive skills in early adolescence.
5. Culture, Executive Function, and Social Understanding 69
Charlie Lewis, Masuo Koyasu, Seungmi Oh, Ayako Ogawa, Benjamin
Short, Zhao Huang
This chapter examines differences in the links between executive
function and social understanding in four cultures in order to
question current assumptions about their relationship.
6. Social Origins of Executive Function Development 87
Stephanie M. Carlson
This final chapter is an integrative commentary on the chapters in
this volume, setting the discussion in the context of other recent
research and suggesting new directions for research on the social
origins of executive function.
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Charlie Lewis is Professor of Family and Developmental Psychology at Lancaster University, UK.
Jeremy Carpendale is Associate Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University, Canada.
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