Imagination is a cognitive process used to generate new ideas from old, not just in the
service of creativity and fantasy, but also in our ordinary thoughts about alternatives to …

Causal explanations are central to cognitive development. Once considered beyond the
grasp of young children, causal reasoning is now understood to be present in infants, driving …

Executive function (EF) skills, including working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility,
form the neurocognitive basis for conscious, goal-directed behavior and self-control. Young …

Recent work identified a shift in judgments of moral praiseworthiness that occurs late in
development: adults recognize the virtue of moral actions that involve resolving an inner …

Pretend play universally emerges during early childhood and may support the development
of causal inference and counterfactual reasoning. However, the amount of time spent …

Understanding executive functions (EFs) development is of high value to global
developmental science. Recent calls for a more inclusive and equitable developmental …

Online classes, among other things, may require confidence, persistence, use of effective
strategies, managing distractions, and maintaining focus on the part of the learners. Due to …

High achievers vary in terms of the constraints and difficulties they encounter on the road to
success. The present study investigates whether and how children consider the constraints …

This study examined the reliability and validity of the Delay-of-Gratification (DoG) choice
paradigm in Singapore, a multicultural Asian society. Data were collected over two waves …

Previous research has indicated that the freedom of choice influences children's prosocial
motivation. However, little research has investigated the impact on children's prosocial …