Age Differences in Strategic Planning as Indexed by the Tower of London
Age Differences in Strategic Planning as Indexed by the Tower of London
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01613.x
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Steinberg, Laurence
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作者：
Albert, Dustin;Steinberg, Laurence
本研究探讨了在伦敦塔，战略规划的措施，在10至30岁之间的890个人的不同样本的性能的年龄差异。虽然在相对简单的问题上，17岁时就已经达到了成熟的表现，但在最困难的问题上的表现直到20多岁才有所改善。此外，虽然儿童和青少年（10-17岁）在最困难的问题上与年龄相关的表现增益部分由工作记忆和冲动控制的成熟改善介导，但成年期（18岁以上）的表现改善完全由冲动控制的后期增益介导。研究结果支持一个新兴的图片青春期后期作为一个时间的持续改善计划，目标导向的行为。
The present study examined age differences in performance on the Tower of London, a measure of strategic planning, in a diverse sample of 890 individuals between the ages of 10 and 30. Although mature performance was attained by age 17 on relatively easy problems, performance on the hardest problems showed improvements into the early 20s. Furthermore, whereas age-related performance gains by children and adolescents (ages 10-17) on the hardest problems were partially mediated by maturational improvements in both working memory and impulse control, improved performance in adulthood (ages 18+) was fully mediated by late gains in impulse control. Findings support an emerging picture of late adolescence as a time of continuing improvement in planned, goal-directed behavior.