Impact of Reminders on Children’s Cognitive Flexibility, Intrinsic Motivation, and Mood Depends on Who Provides the Reminders

• Main Authors: Qu, Li, Ong, Jing Yi
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Cognitive flexibility; Intrinsic motivation; Mood; Kindergarten children
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82639; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40268
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reminding children to think about alternatives is a strategy adults often use to promote children’s cognitive flexibility, as well as children’s engagement in and enjoyment of the task. The current study investigated whether the impacts of reminders on kindergarten children’s cognitive flexibility,...