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ERIC Number: EJ392554
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Exploration of the Autistic Child's Theory of Mind: Knowledge, Belief, and Communication.
Perner, Josef; And Others
Child Development, v60 n3 p689-700 Jun 1989
Autistic children were tested on three tasks that were within the capability of three-four-year-old normal children and that involved the abilities to understand a mistaken belief, infer contents of a container from looking or not looking inside, and adjust answers to provide new information. (PCB)
Descriptors: Autism, Beliefs, Child Development, Children, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Misconceptions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England