Viewing Fantastical Events Versus Touching Fantastical Events: Short-Term Effects on Children's Inhibitory Control.

• Autores: Hui Li, Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Xuejun Bai, Xiaochun Xie, Tao Liu
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 89, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 48-57
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Three pretest-posttest experiments were conducted to compare the effects of viewing versus interacting with either fantastical or real events on 4- and 6-year-old children's inhibitory control. Experiment 1 (N = 72) suggested that although viewing fantastical events had a negative effect on inhibitory control, interacting with them produced no such disruption. Experiment 2 (N = 17) also found that children's inhibitory control decreased after viewing fantastical events but not after interacting with them. In addition, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) data showed that viewing fantastical events resulted in greater activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Experiment 3 (N = 72) showed that children's inhibitory control increased after viewing and interacting with real events. The implications for studying the effects of mobile devices are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]