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ERIC Number: EJ661595
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Relation between Children's and Mothers' Mental State Language and Theory-of-Mind Understanding.
Ruffman, Ted; Slade, Lance; Crowe, Elena
Child Development, v73 n3 p734-51 May-Jun 2002
This longitudinal study investigated the relation between mothers' descriptions of mental states portrayed in pictures and 2- to 4-year-old children's theory of mind. Mothers described pictures to children at 3 different times during the year. Findings indicated that mothers' use of mental state utterances at early time points correlated with later theory-of-mind understanding. Causality seemed genuine because early theory-of- mind ability was not related to mothers' later mental state utterances. (JPB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Emotional Response, Empathy, Epistemology, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Psychological Patterns, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Theory of Mind