Children's understanding of second-order mental states.
Psychol Bull
; 135(5): 749-73, 2009 Sep.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19702381
ABSTRACT
The most popular topic in theory-of-mind research has been first-order false belief the realization that it is possible to hold false beliefs about events in the world. A more advanced development is second-order false belief the realization that it is possible to hold a false belief about someone else's belief. This article reviews research directed to second-order false belief and other forms of higher order, recursive mentalistic reasoning. Three general issues are considered. Research directed to developmental changes indicates that preschoolers typically fail second-order tasks and that success emerges at about age 5 or 6, although results vary some with method of assessment. Research directed to the consequences of second-order competence has revealed positive relations with a number of other aspects of children's development. Finally, measures of both language and executive function relate positively to performance on second-order tasks; the causal bases for the correlations, however, remain to be established. This article concludes with suggestions for future research.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Cognição
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Formação de Conceito
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Compreensão
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article