Abstract:

Executive functions can be defined as the whole of the skills needed to a specific goal. If we consider the operating functions as a diamond, there are 9 different fields under this diamond that enable the individual to control the cognitive and emotional processes.These can be classified in the active/working memory, emotional control attention maintenance planning-organization, time use, flexibility, targeting, targeting/covering, task/working and starting shields. Ethological factors that influence the development of intelligence can be in the form of genetic, developmental, genetic factors and their combination. Genetic causes include chromosal, single-gen disorders and multifactorial disorders. The developmental causes are associated with exposure to toxins or infections during the prenatal period. The acquired causes consist of perinatal trauma and socio-cultural factors such as prematurity. Depending on these factors that influence the development of intelligence, it can be said that the child's mind continues to develop not only as a result of its own discoveries and existing potential, but as a result of the influence of the knowledge and conceptual instruments obtained from the environment. The child is in an effort to recognize, understand and learn his surroundings in the process of mental development. In this process, it is clear that the use of technology has a positive and negative impact on the development of the child's mind. This study aims to identify the effects of socio-cultural and variable factors affecting cognitive development in children aged 6-12 years. In this study, the data was formed according to the information obtained from three different scales (Multiple Intelligence Reserve, Digital Game Addiction Scale, Young Internet Addiction Scale) for 71 children aged 6-12 years of age, living in the city centre of Konya, in primary school, in the range of 6-12 years of age. Of the 71 children included in the study, 33 (46%) were men, 38 (54) were girls, 88% were native families, 12% lived in large families and 50,7% were mother's primary school graduates and 32,4% were father's secondary school graduates. It has been found that visual intelligence in children that can be described as internet addicts has been significantly returned according to their age.by p<0.05. There has been no meaningful relationship between addiction and other subtypes of intelligence (physical, natural, musical, social, verbal, logical, internal). The discovery of preventable causes that prevent mental development and the planning of treatment are both beneficial in terms of prognosis and family education. Knowing the risks of the use of technology in the long run and developing a behavioral model according to it is important for the development of the executive functions.