A multidimensional evaluation of the benefits of an ecologically realistic training based on pretend play for preschoolers’ cognitive control and self-regulation: From behavior to the underlying theta neuro-oscillatory activity

Nicolas Adam, Agnès Blaye, Rasa Gulbinaite, Sylvain Chabé-Ferret and Chloé Farrer ()
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Nicolas Adam: CERCO UMR5549 - Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition - UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT - Université de Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - TMBI - Toulouse Mind & Brain Institut - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT - Université de Toulouse - UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT - Université de Toulouse, CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Agnès Blaye: CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LPC - Laboratoire de psychologie cognitive - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Rasa Gulbinaite: CRNL - Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - Université de Lyon - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
Chloé Farrer: CERCO UMR5549 - Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition - UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT - Université de Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - TMBI - Toulouse Mind & Brain Institut - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT - Université de Toulouse - UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT - Université de Toulouse, CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institute advanced for advanced studies in Toulouse

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Abstract: To what extent can cognitive control, self-regulation, and the underlying midfrontal theta oscillatory activity of preschool children be modified by an ecologically realistic training based on pretend play? To answer this question, 70 children aged 4-6 years (37 boys) were assigned to a training group or a control group using a pairing randomization procedure. Children were administered 20 play sessions over 10 weeks. Benefits were evaluated with a pre- post design. The intervention helped children to engage more in self-regulation within the training activities. However, the intervention did not promote self-regulation outside of the training context, nor did it influence cognitive control and theta activity. These results provide a better understanding of the limitations of an ecologically realistic approach to cognitive control training.

Keywords: Cognitive control; Training; Self-regulation; Theta oscillations; Preschool children; Pretend play (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-04
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Published in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2022, 216, ⟨10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105348⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105348

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