The Little Engine That Can: Infants’ Persistence Matters

Kelsey Lucca; Jessica A. Sommerville

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2018.07.012

The Little Engine That Can: Infants’ Persistence Matters

Kelsey Lucca, Jessica A. Sommerville

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Abstract

Persistence is central to outcomes across a range of domains: the harder you try, the further you get. Yet relatively little is known about the developmental origins of persistence. Here, we highlight key reasons for a surge of interest in persistence in infancy and early childhood.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	965-968
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	22
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.07.012
State	Published - Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

cognition
development
effort
infancy
learning
motivation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

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