EJ607001
PS530681
Title: Theory
of Mind and Social Behavior: Causal Models Tested in a Longitudinal
Study.
Author(s): Jenkins, Jennifer M.; Astington, Janet Wilde
Source: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v46 n2 p203-20 Apr 2000
Publication Date: 2000
ISSN: 0272-930X
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV2000
Tested competing
causal models concerning the relationship between children's social
behaviors and theory of mind in 3- and 4-year-olds tested 3 times
over 7 months. Found that false belief performance predicted joint
planning and role assignment during pretend play, after taking into
account initial performance on joint planning and role performance,
as well as contemporaneous language ability and age. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences; Causal Models; *Children; *Cognitive
Development; Longitudinal Studies; Peer Relationship; Planning;
Predictor Variables; *Pretend Play; *Social Behavior; *Social Development
Identifiers: False Beliefs; Theory of Mind
