Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research

Kids with good executive function tend to grow up to be financially stable, healthy, productive adults. Past attempts to teach these skills have flopped. New brain research on language may change that.

Authors

Aaron T. Buss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6937-4834)
Alexis McCraw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2230-2443)

Institutions

University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)

Publication Details

Published: 2025-09-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64628/aai.93v9uwf3n
Primary Topic: Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research

Aaron T. Buss, Alexis McCraw

Sep 19, 2025

Cognitive Abilities and Testing

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Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research

Aaron T. Buss, Alexis McCraw

September 19, 2025article en

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University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)

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Cognitive Abilities and Testing

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