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I investigate basic developmental processes in executive function,
theory of mind, and symbolism/pretend play. I am particularly
interested in how these skills interrelate in the preschool period,
their brain bases, their relevance for school readiness, and
socio-cultural influences on their development.
Recent publications
Zelazo, P. D., Carlson, S. M., & Kesek, A. (in
press). The development of executive function in childhood. In C.
Nelson & M. Luciana (Eds), Handbook of Developmental Cognitive
Neuroscience (2nd Ed.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Sabbagh, M. A., Xu, F., Carlson, S. M., Moses,
L. J., & Lee, K. (2006). The development of executive functioning
and theory of mind: A comparison of Chinese and U.S. preschoolers.
Psychological Science, 17, 74-81.
Carlson, S. M. (2005). Developmentally sensitive
measures of executive function in preschool children.
Developmental Neuropsychology, 28, 595-616.
Carlson, S. M., Davis, A., & Leach, J. G.
(2005). Less is More: Executive function and symbolic representation
in preschool children. Psychological Science, 16, 609-616.
Carlson, S. M., Wong, A., Lemke, M., & Cosser,
C. (2005). Gesture as a window on children’s beginning understanding
of false belief. Child Development, 76, 73-86.
Diamond, A., Carlson, S. M., & Beck. D. M.
(2005). Preschool children's performance in task switching on the
Dimensional Change Card Sort task: Separating dimensions aids the
ability to switch. Developmental Neuropsychology, 28,
689-729.
Carlson, S. M., Mandell, D. J., & Williams, L.
(2004). Executive function and theory of mind: Stability and
prediction from age 2 to 3. Developmental Psychology, 40,
1105-1122.
Carlson, S. M. (2003). Executive function in
context: Development, measurement, theory, and experience.
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 68(3),
Serial No. 274, 138-151.
Carlson, S. M., Moses, L. J., & Breton, C.
(2002). How specific is the relation between executive function and
theory of mind? Contributions of inhibitory control and working
memory. Infant and Child Development. Special issue: Executive
function and its development, 11, 73-92.
Carlson, S. M., & Moses, L. J. (2001).
Individual differences in inhibitory control and children's theory
of mind. Child Development, 72, 1032-1053.
August 2007
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