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“This task, designed by Zelazo and colleagues (e.g., Frye, Zelazo, & Palfai, 1995; Zelazo, 2006), is based on Luria’s seminal work on rule use and has been used extensively to study the development of EF in childhood.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Frye, D., Zelazo, P. D., & Palfai, T.
- Affiliations
- New York University (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Brown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Frye, Douglas
- Venue
- Cognitive Development
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1995-10
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 483-527
- ISSN
- 0885-2014 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2009149367
- Cited by
- 923
- References
- 50
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- FWCI
- 16.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cognitive Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Keywords
- theory of mind, rule-based reasoning, card sorting, physical causality, false belief, representational change, preschool children
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