Development of Lying and Cognitive Abilities

Author(s):  
Victoria Talwar

The emergence and development of children’s lie-telling is closely associated with their developing cognitive abilities. Telling a lie involves complicated cognitive functions including theory-of-mind understanding and executive functioning abilities. Recent research has found that lie-telling emerges in the preschool years and children’s abilities to maintain their lies improves with age. The current chapter reviews existing literature on the development of children’s lie-telling behavior and its relation to various aspects of children’s cognitive development. It covers the work of Lewis, Stanger, and Sullivan (1989), including the well-known guessing-game experiment, where the child is left alone with temptation and the instruction not to peek. Much of Talwar, Lee, et al.’s research into three-to-seven-year-old children’s lie-telling behavior is covered; and the interaction between these studies and Theory of Mind is emphasized; this is illuminated in the account of research using child subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Alexandra Alexandrovna Maximova ◽  

Causal relationships and statistically proven correlations have been established between hypothyroidism and / or cortisol imbalance and negative behaviors and violations of mental and cognitive development in children with autism spectrum disorder. Also, correcting hormonal disorders led to a decrease in negative behaviors and noticeable improvements in mental states and cognitive functions. Successful therapeutic strategies are proposed for all types of hormonal disorders considered.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 314-325
Author(s):  
Kimberly F. Frazier ◽  
Jessica Collier ◽  
Rachel Glade

Background The aim of this study was to determine the clinical efficacy of combining self-management strategies and a social thinking approach to address the social performance and executive function of an adolescent female with autism spectrum disorder. Method This research examined the effects of a social knowledge training program, “Think Social,” as well as strategies to improve higher order cognitive abilities. Results and Conclusion Although quantitative improvement was not found, several qualitative gains in behavior were noted for the participants of this study, suggesting a benefit from using structured environmental cues of self-management strategies, as well as improved social understanding through social cognitive training.


2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S457-S458
Author(s):  
N. Zvereva ◽  
N. Simashkova ◽  
A. Koval-Zaitsev

IntroductionAutism spectrum disorder and early onset schizophrenia have many similar symptoms, however, these are different disorders. It is important to identify the main similarities\differences in the structure of cognitive impairment to define further assistance these children correctly. We distinguished two options for cognitive defect (total and partial) in children with schizophrenia.AimsComparison of cognitive functions at children with autism spectrum disorder and early onset schizophrenia.ObjectivesTwo groups with autism spectrum disorder (ASD1 – 22 patients of MHRC mean age 8.9; ASD2 – 27 pupils of special school mean age 7,4). Two groups with early onset schizophrenia (F20.8 – 16 patients of MHRC mean age 10,2; F21 – 18 patients of MHRC mean age 10.0).MethodsBattery of pathopsychological tests for assessing cognitive functions (memory, attention, thinking), test figures of Leeper for visual perception. Z-scales were used for estimation of cognitive deficit or defect.ResultsPatients demonstrate variety of cognitive functioning. Normal cognitive functioning: ASD1* – 22%, F20.8 – 18%, F21* – 50% (* – P ≤ 0.05); partial cognitive defect: ASD1 – 27%, F20.8 – 18%, F21 – 22%; total cognitive defect: ASD1** – 50%, F20.8 – 64%, F21** – 27% (** – P ≤ 0.01). ASD1 and F20 were the worth in thinking. Children ASD1 and ASD2 demonstrate similar success in recognizing Leeper's figures.ConclusionsThere are some common features of cognitive development in children with severe forms of ASD and early onset schizophrenia, first of all in thinking.No significant differences obtained between severe – mild forms of autistic disorders in visual perception (ASD1 and ASD2).Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih‐Chieh Lee ◽  
Ching‐Hong Tsai ◽  
Yu‐Ching Lin ◽  
Hsing‐Jung Li ◽  
Dai‐Rong Jiang ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Mattschey

At the beginning of the 20th Century, researchers became increasingly interested in the effects of bilingualism on cognitive development. With the emergence of the first standardised intelligence tests, it quickly became clear that bilinguals of all ages performed worse on them than their monolingual peers. Bilingualism was subsequently considered to be detrimental to non-verbal cognitive development. In these early studies, poorly matched samples of bilinguals and monolinguals repeatedly produced results suggesting adverse effects of bilingualism on non-linguistic cognitive functions due to unrelated background factors and/or unsuitable tests. This interest in how bilingualism affects non-linguistic cognitive abilities has continued through time, reflecting trends in psychological research. Researcher addressed its effect on meta-cognition and meta-linguistics in the 1970s and 1980s, before the focus shifted towards executive functioning in the 1990s. However, recent research suggests we may be repeating the same mistakes: poorly matched groups, no accounting for background factors, and inappropriate tasks.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Block ◽  
Ali Jannati ◽  
Taylor R. Maynard ◽  
Alvaro Pascual-Leone ◽  
Margaret G. O’Connor

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