title: Culture, executive function, and social understanding.
abstract: Much of the evidence from the West has shown links between children's developing self-control (executive function), their social experiences, and their social understanding (Carpendale & Lewis, 2006, chapters 5 and 6), across a range of cultures including China. This chapter describes four studies conducted in three Oriental cultures, suggesting that the relationships among social interaction, executive function, and social understanding are different in these cultures, implying that social and executive skills are underpinned by key cultural processes.
authors.affiliation: Lancaster University.
authors.forename: Charlie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Masuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koyasu
authors.forename: Seungmi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Short
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016487:Parenting; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012938:Social Perception