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ERIC Number: EJ639761
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Does Eye Gaze Indicate Implicit Knowledge of False Belief? Charting Transitions in Knowledge.
Ruffman, Ted; Garnham, Wendy; Import, Arlina; Connolly, Dan
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v80 n3 p201-24 Nov 2001
Examined whether correct eye gaze in a false belief task among 3- to 5-year-olds indexed unconscious knowledge or low confidence conscious knowledge. Found that children "bet" very highly on the location consistent with their explicit answer. Result was supported by a number of conditions that showed that betting was a sensitive measure of even small degrees of uncertainty. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Eye Movements, Knowledge Level, Performance Factors, Preschool Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: False Beliefs; Gaze Patterns; Theory of Mind