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ERIC Number: EJ402886
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Small-Scale Deceit: Deception as a Marker of Two-, Three-, and Four-Year-Olds' Early Theories of Mind.
Chandler, Michael; And Others
Child Development, v60 n6 p1263-77 Dec 1989
Investigated the ability of 56 children of 2-4 years to deceptively lead others into false beliefs. Results show that 2 1/2-year-olds already practice a variety of deceptive strategies that presuppose an operative theory of mind. (RJC)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Deception, Metacognition, Social Cognition, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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