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An Educational Intervention for Theory of Mind Skills in Children Using a Virtual Reality Application: A Pilot Study
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María del Mar Montoya Rodríguez; Francisco J. Molina Cobos; Vanesa Martínez-Valderrey; Pablo Molina Moreno; Sofía Pizzarossa; Julieta Feris; Valentina Compá; Vanessa A. de Souza – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2025
Aim/Purpose: This study explores the effectiveness of a virtual reality (VR) application designed to teach Theory of Mind (ToM) skills to children aged 5-6, addressing the gap in research on the use of VR for typically developing children. Background: ToM is a critical skill for social interaction and understanding others' perspectives. Despite…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Computer Simulation, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Relationship
Why Do Children from Age 4 Fail True Belief Tasks? A Decision Experiment Testing Competence versus Performance Limitation Accounts
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Lydia Paulin Schidelko; Hannes Rakoczy – Cognitive Science, 2025
The standard view on Theory of Mind (ToM) is that the mastery of the false belief (FB) task around age 4 marks the ontogenetic emergence of full-fledged meta-representational ToM. Recently, a puzzling finding has emerged: Once children master the FB task, they begin to fail true belief (TB) control tasks. This finding threatens the validity of FB…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Theory of Mind, Beliefs, Young Children
Exploring Advanced Theory of Mind Development across Sociocultural Contexts: An Evaluation of the Strange Stories in Children from Mexico and US-Mexico Border Communities
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Katherine Rice Warnell; Amy A. Weimer; Rong Huang; Daniela Kuri – Infant and Child Development, 2025
Recent research on advanced theory of mind (ToM) has questioned the extent to which existing ToM measures capture a single construct, particularly for groups understudied in developmental research. The present study examined the factor structure of one of the most commonly used advanced ToM measures, the Strange Stories task, in samples of low-…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Cognitive Development, Socioeconomic Status, Institutional Characteristics