The development and coherence of future-oriented behaviors during the preschool years

2009/02/16 by Cristina M. Atance, Laura K. Jackson, Laura Jackson · 191 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Child and Animal Learning Development #Cognition #Cognitive Functions and Memory #Cognitive development #Cognitive psychology #Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) #Delay of gratification #Developmental psychology #Early childhood #Gratification #Identity, Memory, and Therapy #Neuroscience #Psychology #Social psychology #Vocabulary

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2009.01.001

published in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 102(4), 379-391 (Elsevier BV)

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