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

This paper provides a minimalist framework for understanding the development of children's
theory of mind (ToM). First, I provide a critical analysis of rich interpretations of ToM tasks …

This volume focuses on the interplay between grammatical and pragmatic factors in the
comprehension of lexically communicated meaning. It uses a case-study, modality, in order …

Theory of mind, or" mindreading" as it is termed in this book, is the ability to think about
beliefs, desires, knowledge and intentions. It has been studied extensively by …

This research examined the relation between individual differences in inhibitory control (IC;
a central component of executive functioning) and theory‐of‐mind (ToM) performance in …

Investigated was whether children would re-enact what an adult actually did or what the
adult intended to do. In Experiment 1 children were shown an adult who tried, but failed, to …

" This book represents an integrative theory of cognitive development in infancy and early
childhood, emphasizing the important role that language plays in taking the 2-to 5-year-old …

How do children (and indeed adults) understand the mind? In this paper we contrast two
accounts. One is the view that the child's early understanding of mind is an implicit theory …

Individual differences in young children's social cognition were examined in 128 urban
preschoolers from a wide range of backgrounds. Comprehensive assessments were made …

This is a book about domain-specific cognition-the proposal that at least some human
conceptual abilities are specialized for some types of contents and not for others. In this …