How specific is the relation between executive function and theory of mind? Contributions of inhibitory control and working memory
How specific is the relation between executive function and theory of mind? Contributions of inhibitory control and working memory
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DOI：
10.1002/icd.298
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发表时间：
2002-06-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Breton, C
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作者：
Carlson, SM;Moses, LJ;Breton, C
执行功能与心理理论之间的关系可能涉及特定的抑制过程和/或工作记忆容量对心理理论的贡献，或者它可能是一般智力能力的反映。为了区分这些选择，我们管理的任务电池测量抑制控制（IC），工作记忆，和心理理论，以及言语和表现智力的措施，47个典型的发展中学龄前儿童。抑制控制任务中，显性反应需要被抑制，而次显性反应被激活（冲突IC）显着预测性能的错误信念任务和以上的工作记忆，智力措施，一个简单的延迟任务（延迟IC），和年龄。与此相反，工作记忆，延迟IC和智力在本分析中不显着。冲突IC与工作记忆有关，而延迟IC与工作记忆无关。总之，这些研究结果表明，抑制和工作记忆的结合（如冲突IC任务所反映的）可能是EF和错误信念理解之间关系的核心。版权所有（C）2002约翰威利父子有限公司
The relation between executive function (EF) and theory of mind (ToM) may involve specific processes of inhibition and/or working memory capacity contributing to ToM, or it might be a reflection of general intellectual ability. To differentiate these alternatives, we administered task batteries measuring inhibitory control (IC), working memory, and ToM, as well as measures of verbal and performance intelligence, to 47 typically developing preschool children. Inhibitory control tasks in which a dominant response needed to be suppressed while a subdominant response was activated (Conflict IC) significantly predicted performance on false belief tasks over and above working memory, the intelligence measures, a simple delay task (Delay IC), and age. In contrast, working memory, Delay IC, and intelligence were not significant in this analysis. Conflict IC, but not Delay IC, was related to working memory. Together, these findings suggest that the combination of inhibition and working memory (as reflected in Conflict IC tasks) may be central to the relation between EF and false belief understanding. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.