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Dixson, Henry G. W.; Komugabe-Dixson, Aimée F.; Dixson, Barnaby J.; Low, Jason – Child Development, 2018
Although theory of mind (ToM) is argued to emerge between 3 and 5 years of age, data from non-Western, small-scale societies suggest diversity. Deeper investigations into these settings are warranted. In the current study, over 400 Melanesian children from Vanuatu (range = 3-14 years), growing up in either urban or rural remote environments,…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Case Studies, Child Development, Urban Areas
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Low, Jason; Simpson, Samantha – Child Development, 2012
Executive function mechanisms underpinning language-related effects on theory of mind understanding were examined in a sample of 165 preschoolers. Verbal labels were manipulated to identify relevant perspectives on an explicit false belief task. In Experiment 1 with 4-year-olds (N = 74), false belief reasoning was superior in the fully and…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Preschool Children, Executive Function, Beliefs