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Colonnesi, Cristina; Koops, Willem; Meerum Terwogt, Mark – Infant and Child Development, 2008
The present study examined two key aspects of young children's ability to explain human behaviour in a mentalistic way. First, we explored desires that are of a level of difficulty comparable with that of false beliefs. For this purpose, the so-called "alternative desires" were created. Second, we examined how children's psychological…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Intention, Young Children, Child Psychology
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Burns, Susan M.; Brainerd, Charles J. – Developmental Psychology, 1979
The effects of two types of play experiences (constructive and dramatic) on 64 preschool children's perspective-taking performance were studied. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dramatic Play, Foreign Countries, Perceptual Development