The association between executive function (EF) and theory of mind (ToM) has been hotly
debated for 20 years. Competing accounts focus on: task demands, conceptual overlap, or …

In this research we examine the relation between executive function (EF) and false-belief
(FB) understanding in young children. Specifically, we proposed that performance on tasks …

A growing number of studies demonstrate associations among false-belief understanding
(FBU), executive function (EF), and social competence. This study extends previous studies …

Research on theory of mind increasingly encompasses apparently contradictory findings. In
particular, in initial studies, older preschoolers consistently passed false‐belief tasks—a so …

Abstract Twenty-four 3.5-year-old children who initially showed poor performance on false-
belief tasks participated in a training protocol designed to promote performance on these …

The aim of this study was to assess the specific relation between 3-to 6-year-olds'
performance on a task measuring executive function (EF), the Dimensional Change Card …

It has been suggested that infants' performance on the false belief task can be explained by
the use of behavioural rules. To test this hypothesis, 18‐month‐old infants were trained to …

Two studies were conducted to investigate the specificity of the relationship between
preschoolers' emerging executive functioning skills and false belief understanding. Study 1 …

There is a change in false belief task performance across the 3–5 year age range, as
confirmed in a recent meta-analysis [Wellman, HM, Cross, D., & Watson, J.(2001). Meta …

Wellman and colleagues' meta‐analysis of performance on the false‐belief task is
methodologically useful, but it does not lead to any theoretical progress concerning the …