TY - JOUR
T1 - A hierarchical competing systems model of the emergence and early development of executive function
AU - Marcovitch, Stuart
AU - Zelazo, Philip David
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - The hierarchical competing systems model (HCSM) provides a framework for understanding the emergence and early development of executive function - the cognitive processes underlying the conscious control of behavior - in the context of search for hidden objects. According to this model, behavior is determined by the joint influence of a developmentally invariant habit system and a conscious representational system that becomes increasingly influential as children develop. This article describes a computational formalization of the HCSM, reviews behavioral and computational research consistent with the model, and suggests directions for future research on the development of executive function.
AB - The hierarchical competing systems model (HCSM) provides a framework for understanding the emergence and early development of executive function - the cognitive processes underlying the conscious control of behavior - in the context of search for hidden objects. According to this model, behavior is determined by the joint influence of a developmentally invariant habit system and a conscious representational system that becomes increasingly influential as children develop. This article describes a computational formalization of the HCSM, reviews behavioral and computational research consistent with the model, and suggests directions for future research on the development of executive function.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00754.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00754.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19120405
AN - SCOPUS:57849083028
SN - 1363-755X
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - Developmental Science
JF - Developmental Science
IS - 1
ER -