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Preschoolers' Social Interest toward a Child with ASD and Their Theory of Mind Abilities
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Zakai-Mashiach, Mati; Ziv, Margalit; Dromi, Esther – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
This study examined the Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities of typically developing preschoolers in three age groups: three- to four-, four- to five- and five- to six-years-old (n = 110), who differed in their spontaneous social interest toward included children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social interest was assessed by administering a…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Theory of Mind, Age Differences, Autism
When Belief Ascriptions Are about More than What Is on Someone Else's Mind
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Hansen, Mikkel B.; Petersen, Esben N.; Poulsen, Arne; Salès-Wuillemin, Edith – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2017
The third-person belief ascription, "Marie believes that the contract is in the cabinet," may engender two interpretations: (1) It neutrally describes what is on Marie's mind and (2) it offers indirect evidence about reality, committing the speaker to the cabinet as the most likely location. The circumstances that lead to the evidential…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Attribution Theory, Theory of Mind, Experiments
Implicit and Explicit Theory of Mind Reasoning in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Impact of Experience
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Schuwerk, Tobias; Vuori, Maria; Sodian, Beate – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between explicit and implicit forms of Theory of Mind reasoning and to test the influence of experience on implicit Theory of Mind reasoning in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and in neurotypical adults. Results from two standard explicit Theory of Mind tasks are mixed: Individuals with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Correlation, Theory of Mind
Development of Afterlife Beliefs in Childhood: Relationship to Parent Beliefs and Testimony
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Misailidi, Plousia; Kornilaki, Ekaterina N. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2015
This study examined the development of children's reasoning about the afterlife and its relationship with parental afterlife beliefs and testimony. A total of 123 children aged 5, 7, and 10 years were read a story describing the events that led to a person's death. After hearing the story, children were asked questions about the dead agent's…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Logical Thinking, Parents
False Belief Understanding in Language Impaired and Typically Developing Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers from Lower Income Backgrounds
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Guiberson, Mark; Rodriguez, Barbara L. – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: The present study describes developmental trends in false belief (in other and self) in 46 Mexican-dialect Spanish-speaking children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds with and without language impairment (LI). Results indicate that typically developing children's performance on false belief tasks improves with age, with very…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Low Income, Cognitive Processes, Beliefs
Academic Optimism: An Individual Teacher Belief
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Ngidi, David P. – Educational Studies, 2012
In this study, academic optimism as an individual teacher belief was investigated. Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs were measured using the short form of the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale. One subtest from the Omnibus T-Scale, the faculty trust in clients subtest, was used to measure teachers' trust in students and parents. One subtest from the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Trust (Psychology), Citizenship