EJ630020
PS531979
Title: Indexical
and Symbolic Referencing: What Role Do They Play in Children's Success
on Theory of Mind Tasks?
Author(s): Abu-Akel, Ahmad; Bailey, Alison L.
Source: Cognition, v80 n3 p263-81 Jul 2001
Publication Date: 2001
ISSN: 0010-0277
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN2002
Provides a
theoretical account of children's success on theory of mind (ToM)
tasks and the discrepancies found across different ToM tasks, and
examines the role of indexical and symbolic referencing. Found that
4- to 6-year-olds succeeded more on tasks with a high ratio of indexical
to symbolic references than on tasks with a high ratio of symbolic
to indexical references. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences; *Children; *Cognitive Development;
Performance Factors; Theories
Identifiers: *Representational Thinking; *Theory of Mind
