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ERIC Number: EJ639721
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Executive Accounts of Theory-of-Mind Development.
Moses, Louis J.
Child Development, v72 n3 p688-90 May-Jun 2001
Distinguishes two types of executive theories: (1) emergence accounts; and (2) expression accounts. Asserts that the meta-analytic findings reported by Wellman, Cross, and Watson (2001) are fully consistent with emergence accounts of theory of mind and do not entirely rule out expression accounts. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Performance Factors, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Executive Procedures (Cognition); False Beliefs; Theory of Mind
Note: Comments on article by Wellman et al., PS 532 403, in this issue.