[E] 口頭英語

[E-07] Development of hierarchical goal representation in the control of script execution

*Kaichi Yanaoka^1,2, Satoru Saito¹ (1. Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, 2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan)

Keywords:Script, Goal representation, Preschoolers

Script execution often requires detecting and resolving conflict with the goal particularly in non-routine situations where our daily lives are frequently disrupted by unpredicted events. Although previous developmental studies demonstrated that young children could gradually acquire the ability to control script execution in non-routine situations, few studies have explored the control process underlying executing scripts. We investigated the development of hierarchical goal representation maintenance in the control of script execution and its relationship between executive functions. To measure the ability to execute script, we employed a “closet doll task”, in which young children helped a doll to wear seven items to attend kindergarten. Our experiment demonstrated that the development of the control process underlying executing scripts in non-routine situations is partly depending on the development of maintaining hierarchical goal representations. The investigation also demonstrates that inhibition is associated with the control of script execution.