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ERIC Number: EJ534612
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Between Desires and Beliefs: Young Children's Action Predictions.
Bartsch, Karen
Child Development, v67 n4 p1671-85 Aug 1996
Two experiments investigated whether children, averaging three years old, used a transition theory in their developing understanding of mind or whether their interpretation moved from a desire-focused theory to a mature theory that attributed a greater role to beliefs. Findings supported a transition theory interpretation over competing interpretations. (MOK)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Educational Theories, Prediction, Preschool Children, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Desire; Mental Practice; Theory of Mind; Transition Theory