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Developmental Neuropsychology Volume 43, 2018 - Issue 3
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Executive function in middle childhood and the relationship with theory of mind

Jennifer WilsonSchool of Applied Psychology and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, AustraliaView further author information
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Glenda AndrewsSchool of Applied Psychology and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, AustraliaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8047-9151View further author information
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Christy HoganSchool of Applied Psychology and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, AustraliaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-9695View further author information
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Si WangSchool of Applied Psychology and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, AustraliaView further author information
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David H. K. ShumSchool of Applied Psychology and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia;Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 163-182 | Published online: 20 Feb 2018
 
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ABSTRACT

A group of 126 typically developing children (aged 5–12 years) completed three cool executive function tasks (spatial working memory, stop signal, intra-extra dimensional shift), two hot executive function tasks (gambling, delay of gratification), one advanced theory of mind task (strange stories with high versus low affective tone), and a vocabulary test. Older children performed better than younger children, consistent with the protracted development of hot and cool executive functions and theory of mind. Multiple regression analyses showed that hot and cool executive functions were correlated but they predicted theory of mind in different ways.

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Funding

This research was supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award to Jennifer Wilson and a Griffith University Infrastructure Research Program grant to David H. K. Shum.

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