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Everyday Executive Function in Preschoolers with Autism and Links with Intellectual Functioning, Adaptive Behavior, and Autism Symptoms

Terroux, A., Mello, C., Morin, D., & Rivard, M. (2024) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-024-06463-7 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Cognitive flexibility in children with Developmental Language Disorder: Drawing of nonexistent objects

Blom, E., Berke, R., Shaya, N., & Adi‐Japha, E. (2021) · Journal of Communication Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106137 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Are online games a blessing or evil? The moderating role of self-worth

Ding, J., Shan, R., Chenmeng, M., Tu, M., Yu, Q., Kong, F., & Zhao, Q. (2021) · Thinking Skills and Creativity · doi:10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100915 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Role of executive function in mathematical ability of children in different grades

Zhu, X., & Zhao, X. (2023) · Acta Psychologica Sinica · doi:10.3724/sp.j.1041.2023.00696 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Nonverbal, rather than verbal, functioning may predict cognitive flexibility among persons with autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary study

Campbell, C. A., Russo, N. N., Landry, O., Jankowska, A. M., Stubbert, E., Jacques, S., & Burack, J. A. (2017) · Research in Autism · doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2017.03.005 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Information processes of task-switching and modality-shifting across development

Peng, A., Kirkham, N. Z., & Denis Mareschal, B. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198870 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Funciones ejecutivas, rasgos de personalidad y rendimiento académico en estudiantes universitarios de ciencias de la salud

Portuguez, G. R. (2016) · doi:10.14201/gredos.132835 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Context and attention control determine whether attending to competing information helps or hinders learning in school‐aged children

Markant, J. C., & Amso, D. (2021) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science · doi:10.1002/wcs.1577 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

The role of numeracy skills on the Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST) performances of 5‐ to 8‐Year‐old turkish children

Söğüt, M., Göksun, T., & Atalay, A. A. (2020) · British Journal of Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjdp.12353 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Assessing children's cognitive flexibility with the Shape Trail Test

Chan, A., & Morgan, S.-J. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198254 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Brief Report: An Exploration of Cognitive Flexibility of Autistic Adolescents with Low Intelligence Using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task

Lung, S. L. M., & Bertone, A. (2021) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05134-1 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Stage 1 Registered Report: The relationship between handedness and language ability in children

Pritchard, V. E., Malone, S. A., Burgoyne, K., Heron‐Delaney, M., Bishop, D., & Hulme, C. (2019) · Wellcome Open Research · doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15077.1 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

The role of cognitive flexibility in emergent literacy

Tal, D., & Shaul, S. (2024) · Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101692 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

The development of divergent thinking despite poverty: Moderating factors

Berzenski, S. R., LaSalle-Castro, R., Marcelo, A. K., & Yates, T. M. (2022) · Cognitive Development · doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2022.101244 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan: Dynamic symptom trajectories and multidimensional support framework

Wang, Y., Lv, R.-J., Jiang, Z.-Y., Liu, Y.-T., Zhang, J.-L., Zhao, Z., Liu, Y., Zheng, Y., Liu, B., Clauw, D., et al. (2026) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41380-026-03542-2 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Emotion regulation variability and flexibility in daily life show distinct associations with well-being, age, and executive functions

de la Fuente, D., Karbach, J., Basten, U., Glombiewski, J., In-Albon, T., Lischetzke, T., Mema, C., Rammensee, R. A., Schmitt, M. C., & Könen, T. (2026) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-026-57813-7 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Cognitive Flexibility

Örün, Ö., & Sever, İ. (2024) · Advances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book series · doi:10.4018/979-8-3693-6040-8.ch007 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Evli Bireylerde Bilişsel Esneklik Ve Evlilik Öz Yetkinliği Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi / Investigation Of the Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Marital Self-Efficacy in Married Individuals

Çelik, M., & Buğa, A. (2022) · Disiplinlerarası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi · doi:10.57135/jier.1192803 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Stage 2 Registered Report: There is no appreciable relationship between strength of hand preference and language ability in 6- to 7-year-old children

Pritchard, V. E., Malone, S. A., Burgoyne, K., Heron‐Delaney, M., Bishop, D., & Hulme, C. (2019) · Wellcome Open Research · doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15254.1 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Executive Functions and Emotional Granularity: No Evidence for Positive Associations

Schmitt, M. C., Karbach, J., Könen, T., Basten, U., Glombiewski, J. A., In‐Albon, T., & Lischetzke, T. (2025) · Affective Science · doi:10.1007/s42761-025-00307-y · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Children’s Performance and Social Behaviour During Competitive Games

Gevaux, N. S., & Nilsen, E. S. (2026) · Journal of Cognition and Development · doi:10.1080/15248372.2026.2618781 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Profiling of Graphophonological Semantic Flexibility in Typical Readers: A Cross-sectional Study

Varghese, S. M., & Shanbal, J. C. (2024) · Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1177/02537176241252411 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Testing associations between assessments of cognitive flexibility and eating disorder symptoms in adolescent bulimia nervosa

Singh, S., Gorrell, S., Matheson, B. E., Reilly, E. E., Lock, J., & Grange, D. L. (2024) · International Journal of Eating Disorders · doi:10.1002/eat.24235 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Executive function training in family card games

Gu, T., Gai, X., & Wang, Y. (2024) · Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101660 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Links Between Executive Functions and Decoding Skills in a Semitransparent Orthography: A Longitudinal Study from Kindergarten to First Grade

Filipe, M. G., Carneiro, T., & Frota, S. (2025) · European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education · doi:10.3390/ejihpe15020015 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

What do children and early adolescents say they do when playing an educational digital game?

Blumberg, F. C., Sahni, H. K., Randall, J. D., Teeter, C., & Mann, R. B. (2024) · International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction · doi:10.1016/j.ijcci.2024.100694 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

نمذجة العلاقة السببية بين الذكاء المتدفق والذاكرة العاملة والمرونة المعرفية لدى عينة من التلاميذ الموهوبين ذوي صعوبات التعلم بالمرحلة الابتدائية بمدينة الرياض

متولي, و. ع. ا. (2021) · IUG Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies · doi:10.33976/iugjeps.29.4/2021/16 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

YKS’ye Hazırlanan Mezun Öğrencilerin Bilişsel Esneklik ve Sınav Kaygı Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Kaya, D., & Yiğit, E. (2024) · Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi · doi:10.17240/aibuefd.2024..-1433583 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

The immediate post‐viewing effects of animated fantastical events on the executive function of Chinese kindergarteners with high and low fantasy orientations

Li, H., Hsueh, Y., Zheng, X., & Yu, H. (2025) · British Journal of Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjdp.12558 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Funciones ejecutivas y rasgos de personalidad como predictores de conductas de riesgo por Internet en adolescentes

Duarte, C. E. M. (2021) · doi:10.14201/gredos.149617 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Younger is Better But Only for Males: Social Behavioral Development Following Juvenile Traumatic Brain Injury to the Prefrontal CortexPreprint

Shonka, S., & Hylin, M. J. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.05.24.655898 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Functional opponency in working memory capacity predicts cognitive flexibility in problem solving.

Stockum, C. A. V. (2019) · doi:10.18297/etd/3277

العلاقة بین ما وارء الذاکرة والمرونة المعرفیة لدى طالبات جامعة الممک خالد

احمد, م. ا. (2018) · مجلة البحوث فی مجالات التربیة النوعیة · doi:10.21608/jedu.2018.75153

المرونة المعرفیة وعلاقتها بالکفاءة الأکادیمیة المدرکة لدى الطلاب المتفوقین عقلیا بکلیة التربیة Cognitive Flexibility and its relation to Perceived Academic Efficacy among Talented Students of College of Education

محمد, م. ع. م., الغفار, م. ع. ا. ع., & غنیم, م. ع. ا. (2020) · مجلة دراسات تربوية واجتماعية · doi:10.21608/jsu.2020.92831

الفروق فی المرونة المعرفیة فی ضوء مستویات مختلفة من الکفاءة الأکادیمیة المدرکة لدى الطلاب المتفوقین عقلیا بکلیة التربیة The Differences in Cognitive Flexibility in the light of Different Levels of Perceived Academic Efficacy among Talented Students of College of Education.

البدرمانی, م. ع. م. م., الغفار, م. ع. ا. ع., & غنیم, م. ع. ا. (2020) · مجلة دراسات تربوية واجتماعية · doi:10.21608/jsu.2020.92832

Effects of Adventure Based Group Counselling on Cognitive Flexibility and Intolerance of Uncertainty Levels of Counselling Psychologists Candidates

Şirin, A. B., & Canel, A. N. (2020) · International Journal of Humanities and Social Science · doi:10.30845/ijhss.v10n4a12

فاعلیة برنامج تدیبی قائم على نظریة الحل الابتکاری للمشکلات " TRIZ" فی تنمیة المرونة المعرفیة ومفهوم الذات الأکادیمیة لدى طلاب الدرسات العلیا بکلیة التربیة النوعیة بالمنیا The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving "TRIZ" in Developing Cognitive Flexibility and Academic Self-Concept among Graduate Students at

نورالدین, د. م. ع. (2020) · دراسات عربية في التربية و علم النفس · doi:10.21608/saep.2020.99759

Exploring the Moderating Effects of Executive Functioning on the Relationship between Trait Anxiety and Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia During Stress in Adolescents with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Bangert, L. R. (2020) · Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) · doi:10.17615/cxtq-6e06

المرونة المعرفیة وعلاقتها بتقریر الذات لدى العادیین وذوى صعوبات التعلم من تلامیذ الصف الثانی الإعدادی

حجازى, ا. ش. ع., & سالم, ه. أ. أ. (2021) · المجلة المصرية للدراسات النفسية · doi:10.21608/ejcj.2021.199982

Representing Minds Representing Minds: An Examination of the Association between Recursive Mental State Attributions and Executive Processes.

Peloquin, C. M. (2021) · doi:10.26686/wgtn.14515308.v1

Gaming

Blumberg, F. C., Montgomery, A., Graver, C., Oates, C. J., & Blades, M. (2020) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781119171492.wecad443

فعالیة برنامج قائم على المرونة المعرفیة فی تحسیـن السلوك الاستكشافی البیئی لدى أطفال الروضة

جبر, ط. م. م. (2022) · المجلة المصرية للدراسات النفسية · doi:10.21608/ejcj.2022.247908

Impact of online cool executive function intervention for adjustment in 48-72 months old children during COVID-19

Divo, S., & Hendrawan, D. (2023) · AIP conference proceedings · doi:10.1063/5.0111295

فاعلية التدريب على مهارات التعليم الالكتروني في تنمية المرونة المعرفية لدى معلمات رياض الأطفال بدولة الكويت

العريان, إ. ع. ي. (2023) · مجلة الإرشاد النفسی · doi:10.21608/cpc.2023.307835

Determination of normative values of executive functions of young people aged 12 to 16 years using Virtual Reality (Preprint)Preprint

Oliveira, S. A., Trigueiro, M. J., de Melo, B. B. V., & Simões-Silva, V. (2023) · doi:10.2196/preprints.52607

الاسهام النسبي للمرونة المعرفية والكفاءة الذاتية للتعلم في التنبؤ بمواجهة الضغوط الأكاديمية لدى طلبة الجامعة المتفوقين والمتعثرين دراسيا

راغب, ر. أ. (2023) · مجلة الإرشاد النفسی · doi:10.21608/cpc.2023.322025

As necessidades psicológicas básicas e o desenvolvimento da flexibilidade cognitiva em estudantes do ensino fundamental

Luz, M. M. (2022) · doi:10.47749/t/unicamp.2022.1260736

The Neuroscience of Adolescent Learning: Implications for Secondary Education Pedagogy

Mary Ann Paul, C. (2025) · International Journal of Education and Pedagogy (IJEP) · doi:10.63090/ijep/3108.1800.0010

Cognitive Flexibility Profiles and Their Associations with Reading and Mathematics Across Middle Elementary SchoolPreprint

Tal, D., & Shaul, S. (2026) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.6126582

Cognitive flexibility and academic performance in reading and mathematics: grade-specific associations across middle elementary school

Tal, D., & Shaul, S. (2026) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-026-09626-0

The Flexible Item Selection Task (FIST): A Measure of Executive Function in Preschoolers

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Flexibilidad cognitiva: análisis comparativo entre niños en etapa escolar y adultos jóvenes

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The Development of Cognitive Flexibility in Childhood

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Deconstructing complex cognition : the development of cognitive flexibility in early childhood

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Cognitive Flexibility Or Flexibilities? Insights From A Classroom Study.Preprint

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