Training Inhibition and Social Cognition in the Classrooms

Frontiers in Psychology

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Nastasya Honoré¹  Marine Houssa¹  Alexandra Volckaert¹  Marie-Pascale Noël¹  Nathalie Nader-Grosbois¹ 

[1] Psychological Sciences Research Institute

关键词: executive functions;    inhibition;    social cognition;    Theory of Mind;    social information processing;    training;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01974

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Executive functions and social cognition competences are associated with many important areas of life, such as school readiness, academic success or sociability. Numerous intervention programs aiming to improve these capacities have emerged and have been shown to be effective. As inhibition in particular, is closely related with social cognition competences, we developed a training program that targets both abilities and implemented it in kindergarten and lower primary school classes for 6 months. We evaluated its effectiveness at improving inhibition and social cognition as well as its possible impact on academic performance. The results showed that tackling inhibition and social cognition in the classroom at an early age improved inhibition, visual attention and flexibility as well as Theory of Mind and social information processing skills. However, the impact on academic learning was weak; a slight effect on a mathematical task was observed.

【 授权许可】

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