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Peterson, Candida C.; Wellman, Henry M. – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
We examined deaf and hearing children's progression of steps in theory of mind (ToM) development including their understanding of social pretending. Ninety-three children (33 deaf; 60 hearing) aged 3-13 years were tested on a set of six closely matched ToM tasks. Results showed that deaf children were delayed substantially behind hearing children…
Descriptors: Age, Deafness, Scaling, Task Analysis
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Wellman, Henry M. – Child Development, 1977
Three-, four- and five-year-old children were presented an array of metamemory tasks designed to test their understanding of variables which affect the difficulty of memory performance. (JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Memorization
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Wellman, Henry M. – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Presents a developmental study of children's knowledge and understanding of the interaction of variables which affect memory storage. The study focuses on the children's awareness of their own memory. Subjects were 40 five- and ten-year-old children. (BD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Psychology, Elementary School Students, Memorization