The present meta-analysis aimed to quantify sex differences in verbal working memory and
to examine potential moderators of these differences. We examined 802 effect sizes from …

Theory of Mind (ToM)-the ability of the human mind to attribute mental states to others-is a
key component of human cognition. In order to understand other people's mental states or …

We investigated 2 hypotheses of a recently proposed integrative theoretical model of
reading, the direct and indirect effects model of reading (DIER; Kim, 2017b, 2019):(a) …

Background Writing involves multiple processes, drawing on a number of language,
cognitive, and print‐related skills, and knowledge. According to the Direct and Indirect …

Humans can imagine what happened in the past and what will happen in the future, but also
what did not happen and what might happen. We reflect on envisioned events from …

We investigated the contributions of multiple strands of factors—individual characteristics
(struggling reader status, working memory, vocabulary, grammatical knowledge, knowledge …

Abstract Theory of mind has received intensive attention in research as an important skill to
develop. Furthermore, recent evidence indicates its role in discourse comprehension. In the …

We investigated the relations among theory of mind (ToM), mental state talk, and discourse
comprehension. Specifically, we examined the frequency of mental state talk in children's …

Abstract Theory of mind (ToM) encompasses a range of abilities that show different
developmental time courses. However, relatively little work has examined the neural …

Humans often engage in complex thought about the past, present, and future. They not only
think about what did happen, is happening, and will happen, but also what did not happen …