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Bello, Arianna; Sparaci, Laura; Stefanini, Silvia; Boria, Sonia; Volterra, Virginia; Rizzolatti, Giacomo – Developmental Psychology, 2014
The capacity to ascribe goals and intentions to others is a fundamental step in child cognitive development. The aim of the present study was to assess the age at which these capabilities are acquired in typically developing children. Two experiments were carried out. In the first experiment, 4 groups of children (age range = 3 years 2 months-7…
Descriptors: Children, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Objectives
Fu, Genyue; Xiao, Wen S.; Killen, Melanie; Lee, Kang – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Recent research indicates that moral judgment and 1st-order theory of mind abilities are related. What is not known, however, is how 2nd-order theory of mind is related to moral judgment. In the present study, we extended previous findings by administering a morally relevant theory of mind task (an accidental transgressor) to 4- to 7-year-old…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Moral Values, Theory of Mind, Children
Kliegel, Matthias; Mackinlay, Rachael; Jager, Theodor – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Prospective memory (PM) reflects the product of cognitive processes associated with the formation, retention, delayed initiation, and execution of intentions. It has been proposed that developmental changes in PM across the lifespan are heavily dependent upon the developmental trajectory of executive control functions. This study is the first to…
Descriptors: Memory, Cognitive Development, Children, Young Adults

Kavanaugh, Robert D.; Eizenman, Dara R.; Harris, Paul L. – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Studied 2-year olds' understanding of pretense expressions of independent agency in scenarios in which a doll acted as the agent of a series of pretend events. Found no gender differences in the doll's imaginary intentions, but older toddlers performed reliably better than younger. Episodes requiring enacting conclusions to events that began with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Infant Behavior, Intention

Tomasello, Michael; Haberl, Katharina – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Twelve- and 18-month-olds played with 2 adults and 2 new toys. For a third toy, one adult left the room while the child and other adult played with it. This adult returned, looked at the 3 toys, expressed excitement, and asked "Can you give it to me?" Infants at both ages were able to do so, suggesting that 1-year-olds understand other persons as…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Development, Infants, Intention

Morris, Suzanne C.; Taplin, John E.; Gelman, Susan A. – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Three experiments investigated use of vitalistic explanations for biological phenomena by 5- and 10-year-olds and by adults. Results replicated the original Japanese finding of vitalistic thinking among English-speaking 5-year-olds, identified the more active component of vitalism as a belief in the transfer of energy during biological processes,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Beliefs, Biology

Gergely, Gyorgy – Developmental Psychology, 2001
Suggests that the findings of Legerstee, Barna, and DiAdamo (2000) are most parsimoniously explained by associative learning and may not constitute a precursor to later understanding of intentionality. Argues for the importance of differentiating between associative and inferential processes and reviews evidence that the understanding of…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Child Development, Cognitive Development

Meltzoff, Andrew N. – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Two experiments examined whether 40 infants would reenact what an adult did or intended to do: (1) infants observed an adult unsuccessfully attempt to complete 4 target acts; and (2) children observed a mechanical device tracing the adults' actions. Infants could infer adults' intentions and imitate target acts, suggesting that children can…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Discrimination Learning