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ERIC Number: EJ534614
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Junin Quechua Children's Understanding of Mind.
Vinden, Penelope G.
Child Development, v67 n4 p1707-16 Aug 1996
Examined children's understanding of false belief, representational change, and appearance-reality distinction. Subjects were 34 Junin Quechuan children, 4 to 8 years old. Findings indicated an understanding of the appearance-reality distinction and suggested an improvement with age. Children demonstrated poor understanding of representational change and false belief. (MOK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context, Thinking Skills, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: False Beliefs; Junin Quechua (People); Perceived Reality; Peru; Representational Thinking; Theory of Mind