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Chi-Hang Cheung, Candice; Rong, Yicheng; Durrleman, Stephanie – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2022
It has been debated whether the progressive emergence of theory of mind (ToM) in autistic children is compatible with a "delayed" or "different" development model, and whether and how the sequential consolidation of ToM concepts is subject to cross-cultural variations in autistic and typically developing (TD) children. To study…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Perspective Taking
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Wang, Zhenlin; Wong, Richard Kwok Shing; Wong, Paul Yau Ho; Ho, Fuk Chuen; Cheng, Doris Pui Wah – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The study seeks to understand the relation between preschool children's mode of participation and negotiation strategies during play and their theory of mind (ToM) development in the Hong Kong context. Forty-two 5-year-old children were recruited. Their emotional and cognitive ToMs were assessed along with expressive language ability. Children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Play, Theory of Mind
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Misailidi, Plousia; Papoudi, Despina; Brouzos, Andreas – Early Education and Development, 2013
The study focuses on the mental state language kindergarten teachers use when narrating picture stories. The aims were to examine (a) individual differences in the frequency with which kindergarten teachers use mental state terms, (b) the types of mental state terms (e.g., emotion, desire, belief terms) teachers use most frequently, and (c) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Response, Story Reading
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McKown, Clark; Russo-Ponsaran, Nicole; Johnson, Jason – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
The ability to understand and effectively interact with others is a critical determinant of academic, social, and life success (DiPerna & Elliott, 2002). An area in particular need of scalable, feasible, usable, and scientifically sound assessment tools is social-emotional comprehension, which includes mental processes enlisted to encode,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Interaction, Social Behavior, Emotional Response
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Ziv, Margalit; Most, Tova; Cohen, Shirit – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2013
Emotion understanding and theory of mind (ToM) are two major aspects of social cognition in which deaf children demonstrate developmental delays. The current study investigated these social cognition aspects in two subgroups of deaf children--those with cochlear implants who communicate orally (speakers) and those who communicate primarily using…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Foreign Countries, Social Cognition, Theory of Mind
McKown, Clark; Allen, Adelaide M.; Russo-Ponsaran, Nicole M.; Johnson, Jason K. – Grantee Submission, 2013
Social-emotional comprehension includes the ability to encode, interpret, and reason about social-emotional information. The better developed children's social-emotional comprehension, the more positive their social interactions and the better their peer relationships. Many clinical tools exist to assess children's social behavior. In contrast,…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Cognitive Ability, Psychometrics