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ERIC Number: EJ318811
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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"John Thinks That Mary Thinks That...": Attribution of Second-Order Beliefs by Five- to 10-Year-Old Children.
Perner, Josef; Wimmer, Heinz
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v39 n3 p437-71 Jun 1985
Assesses five- and 10-year-old children's understanding of second-order belief structures in acted stories in which two characters were independently informed about an object's unexpected transfer to a new location. Results show unexpected early competence around age six or seven under optimal conditions when inference of second-order beliefs is prompted. (Author/BE)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cues, Developmental Stages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Second Order Beliefs