controlling verbalisation strategies

Question 1

reactive control

Answer 1

the goal is retrieved “just in time” after the occurrence of a stimulus which is then maintained in WM

Question 2

proactive control

Answer 2

involves not only the retrieval of the goal in advance of the stimuli, but also the active maintenance of this representation in WM to bias processing to task relevant information

Question 3

why the need for 2 control strategies

Answer 3

each have strengths and weaknesses

Question 4

Chevalier et al. (2015; 2014)

Answer 4

Proactive control is first seen in WM and shifting tasks around the age of 6, where individuals methods of strategy change from reactive

Question 5

qualitative development

Answer 5

the ability to switch to proactive control is an example of qualitative development, as the new process has replaced the old, resulting in better efficiency at completing EF tasks