Theory‐of‐mind (ToM) abilities were studied in 176 deaf children aged 3 years 11 months to
8 years 3 months who use either American Sign Language (ASL) or oral English, with …

Stories are used extensively for human communication; both the comprehension and
production of oral and written narratives constitute a fundamental part of our experience …

In this paper we argue that there are two distinct components of a theory of mind: a social-
cognitive and a social-perceptual component. Evidence for this proposal is presented from …

To a large extent, the human infant is socialized through the acquisition of a specific
cognitive mechanism known as theory of mind (ToM), a term which is currently used to …

Despite robust associations between children's theory of mind (ToM) and executive function
(EF) skills, longitudinal studies examining this association remain scarce. In a socially …

The construct validity of maternal mind‐mindedness (MM) was investigated in the context of
its relations with children's later understanding of mind. MM measures were obtained from …

This study investigated the role of language in the development of theory of mind. It was
hypothesized that the acquisition of the syntactic and semantic properties of sentential …

This book critically reviews research on the problem of how children come to understand the
social world, an area often known as children's" theories of mind." It will be of interest to a …

Pretend play is a form of playful behavior that involves nonliteral action. Although on the
surface this activity appears to be merely for fun, recent research has discovered that …

Most of us are continually aware that others have thoughts and feelings–but are children?
When? This book is a concise and readable review of the extensive research into children's …