Abstract Theory of mind is the human conceptual capacity to understand other people as
agents who have subjective mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions. It is the …

Executive function and metacognition are higher-order cognitive processes that undergo
steady improvements throughout childhood. They are highly relevant to daily functioning in …

Winner of the William James Book Award “Magisterial... Makes an impressive argument that
most distinctly human traits are established early in childhood and that the general …

Research on executive function in early childhood has flourished in recent years. Much of
this work is premised on a view of development of executive function as the emergence of a …

Based on Francesca Happé's best-selling textbook, Autism: An Introduction to Psychological
Theory, this completely new edition provides a concise overview of contemporary …

Introduction: Executive function (EF) skills emerge in infancy and typically become more
effective and efficient throughout childhood and adolescence and into early adulthood …

To predict and explain the behavior of others, one must understand that their actions are
determined not by reality but by their beliefs about reality. Classically, children come to …

Intense controversy surrounds the question of when children first understand that others can
hold false beliefs. Results from traditional tasks suggest that false-belief understanding does …

Recent research indicates that parental behaviours may influence the development of
executive functions (EFs) during early childhood, which are proposed to serve as domain …

The aim of the current systematic review is (1) to examine theoretical frameworks and
mechanisms explaining the association between parental and teacher behaviors and child …