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Papera, Massimiliano; Richards, Anne; van Geert, Paul; Valentini, Costanza – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
Theory of mind refers to the ability to attribute beliefs to oneself and others. The present study used a dynamic systems approach to assess how environment may affect the development of second-order theory of mind (e.g., "John knows that Mary knows that he went out yesterday"). Theory of mind is divided into two major dimensions:…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Evaluation Methods, Prediction, Cognitive Processes
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Miller, Scott A. – Infant and Child Development, 2013
This research examined children's performance on second-order false belief tasks as a function of the content area for the belief and the method of assessing understanding. A total of 70 kindergarten and first-grade children responded to four second-order stories. On two stories, the task was to judge a belief about a belief, and on two, the…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Grade 1