Executive Functions in Jordanian Children: What Can the Hearts and Flowers Task Tell Us About Development in a Non-Western Context

• Published in: Journal of cognition and development Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 180 - 200
• Main Authors: Nketia, Jazlyn, Al Sager, Alya, Dajani, Rana, Placido, Diego, Amso, Dima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Routledge 14.03.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Age differences; Behavior Rating Scales; Check Lists; Child Behavior; Children; Cognitive ability; Executive function; Flowers; Short Term Memory

Understanding executive functions (EFs) development is of high value to global developmental science. Recent calls for a more inclusive and equitable developmental science argue that tasks and questionnaires that are developed using only a subset of the population are not likely to be appropriate fo...