Bruce and Bell (2022) address an important issue in their review relevant to classic questions contemplating the nature of the relationship between thought and language. Their work examining the unidirectional and bidirectional associations between executive function (EF) and vocabulary brings a contemporary approach to the question. The multifaceted and developmental scoping review narrows the question to EF, an area of cognitive development research that has grown tremendously since the original posing of this question. Their work suggests the answer to the question regarding the relationship between thought and language in the area of EF is likely nuanced and influenced by numerous factors—with developmental stage of the individual being an important consideration. Their work highlights how far we have progressed in addressing the nature of thought and language, and how far we have yet to go in understanding this relationship.


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幼儿时期的词汇和早期执行功能：重新审视关于思想和语言本质的问题——布鲁斯和贝尔的评论

Bruce 和 Bell (2022) 在他们的评论中解决了一个重要问题，该问题与考虑思想和语言之间关系性质的经典问题相关。他们研究执行功能 (EF) 和词汇之间的单向和双向关联的工作为这个问题带来了当代方法。多方面和发展性的范围审查将问题缩小到 EF，这是一个认知发展研究领域，自从最初提出这个问题以来，这个领域已经有了很大的发展。他们的工作表明，关于 EF 领域中思想和语言之间关系的问题的答案可能会受到许多因素的影响和影响——个人的发展阶段是一个重要的考虑因素。