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ArticleCognitive processing2025

Inhibitory control and memory guided planning during early childhood.

Tashauna L Blankenship, Que Anh Pham

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Article in Cognitive processing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tashauna L BlankenshipDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, 02125, USA. tashauna.blankenship@umb.edu.
Que Anh PhamDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, 02125, USA.

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Abstract

Flexibly using memories to guide planning behavior is critical for typical functioning, yet little is known of how this ability emerges and the mechanisms supporting performance. The current study examined children's ability to generalize during memory-guided planning in a sample of 76 preschoolers (24 2-year-olds, M = 32.21 months, SD = 2.21, 12 girls; 27 3-year-olds, M = 41.37 months, SD = 3.50, 17 girls; and 25 4-year-olds, M = 54.64 months, SD = 3.29, 6 girls). Results suggested that 3 and 4-year-olds can flexibly apply a memory from one context to another, while 2-year-olds struggle to generalize. Further, individual differences in inhibitory control predicted performance during memory-guided planning, providing a potential mechanism supporting its early development.

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Child DevelopmentExecutive FunctionGeneralization, PsychologicalInhibition, PsychologicalMemoryChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIndividualityMaleEpisodic memoryInhibitory controlPlanning

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