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Peer reviewedRatner, Nancy K.; Olver, Rose R. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1998
Explored the role of folktales of deception in developing 3- and 4-year-olds' theory of mind. Found that the story's deceptions elicit discussions that change over successive readings as the child shows increasing comprehension of the deceptions and decreasing need of parental support. Parent's and child's gender influenced frequency and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Deception, Emotional Response
