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Nelson, Katherine; Plesa, Daniela; Henseler, Sarah – Human Development, 1998
Reconsiders interpretive and theory versions of children's theory of mind. Shows that many college students provide interpretive explanations on theory of mind tasks and that young children rely on background experientially-based knowledge to interpret such tasks. Argues that a logical-causal theory of human action based on mental states is a…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Development, College Students, Experience