Irene Guevara

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | UAM · Evolutive and Educational Psychology

The origins and early development of Executive Functions (EF) have been closely related to language. The investigation in EF development has been conducted mainly through standardized tasks, in which the researcher determines what the child should do, how and when. Critical voices question the ecological validity of the classic tasks and emphasize...

The psychological literature on the development of gestures during the first year of life has been limited. It has mainly focused on the development of pointing at around 11 months of age, considering it the gesture that allows triadic interactions. However, recent studies have argued for the importance of earlier ostensive gestures (showing and gi...

El trastorno del espectro autista (TEA) supone un enigma. Actualmente, en Venezuela existe gran variedad de investigaciones referentes al tema, cuya principal fuente de impulso ha sido la investigación universitaria. Estos estudios han surgido sin un hilo conductor que les proporcione continuidad y sistematización, por lo que parece imperante la ne...