Knowing minds, controlling actions: the developmental relations between theory of mind and executive function from 2 to 4 years of age.
J Exp Child Psychol
; 111(2): 331-48, 2012 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
This longitudinal study examined the concurrent and predictive relations between executive function (EF) and theory of mind (ToM) in 82 preschoolers who were assessed when they were 2, 3, and 4 years old. The results showed that the concurrent relation between EF and ToM, after controlling for age, verbal ability, and sex, was significant at 3 and 4 years of age but not at 2 years of age. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that EF at age 2 significantly predicted ToM at age 3 and that EF at age 3 significantly predicted ToM at age 4, over and above the effects of age, verbal ability, and prior performance on ToM tasks. However, ToM at ages 2 and 3 did not explain a significant amount of variance in EF at age 4. Bootstrap procedures revealed that verbal ability at age 3 fully mediated the relation between ToM at age 2 and EF at age 4.
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Assunto principal:
Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Função Executiva
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Teoria da Mente
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Exp Child Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article