Self-regulation : brain, cognition, and development /

"This volume synthesizes the latest research in self-regulation--what it is, how it functions, how genetic and environmental factors influence its development, how it affects social and academic competence in childhood and adulthood, what pathologies can emerge if it is underdeveloped, and how...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berger, Andrea
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2011]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Neuro-cognitive and neuro-motivational mechanisms of self-regulation
  • Developmental neuro-processes supporting the emergence of self-regulation
  • Individual differences in self-regulation
  • Self-regulation in social contexts
  • Illustrating a developmental pathology of self-regulation : the case of adhd
  • Fostering self-regulation.