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Makris, Nikos; Pnevmatikos, Dimitris – Cognitive Development, 2007
Barrett, Richert, and Driesenga [Barrett, J. L., Richert, R. A., & Driesenga, A. (2001). "God's beliefs versus mother's: The development of nonhuman agents concepts." "Child Development," 72(1), 50-65] have suggested that children are able to conceptualize the representational properties held by certain super-natural entities, such as God, before…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Religion, Young Children
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Miller, Scott A.; And Others – Cognitive Development, 1997
Three experiments studied preschoolers' understanding of false beliefs resulting from developmental misconceptions. Found that children showed some (but incomplete) mastery of Level 2 perspective taking, appearance-reality distinction, line of sight, and biological principles of growth and innate potential. Performance was comparable to that with…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Experiments, Perspective Taking, Preschool Children