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 …

This chapter is concerned with how children develop social cognition. The aim will be to
summarize a continuing and ever-changing debate and to predict the developments in this …

The state of research on social cognitive development has changed dramatically over the
past decade. As recently as 1988, research in this area was accurately described in the …

This chapter addresses the child's understanding of people's actions, thoughts, and feelings.
It begins with a brief description of an early controversy about whether very young children …

A developmental psychologist shows a 5-year-old a cookies box with a picture of cookies on
it and asks her what is in it.``Cookies'', is the ready answer. The child then looks inside the …

Humans are raised by parents, in familial communities constantly interacting with other
people. Consequently, we develop a great many conceptions and beliefs about people …

This book is a result of a study group that met to discuss the child's theory of mind. A topic
whose effects span cognitive, language, and social development, it may bring a unifying …

Interest in young children's understanding of their own and others' mental lives is currently
one of the most active areas of research in developmental psychology. Like many areas of …

How and when children acquire the ability to think about and take account of others' mental
states, as well as their own, is a topic of much current interest to developmental …

This book is designed to suit students of psychology at school or university, those training to
work with children in a variety of professional roles, or general readers who are interested in …