653
Views
14
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Dynamics of the Theory of Mind construct: A developmental perspective

, , , &
Pages 85-103 | Published online: 08 Jan 2010

References

  • Amsterlaw , J. and Wellman , H. M. 2006 . Theories of mind in transition: A microgenetic study of the development of false belief understanding . Journal of Cognition and Development , 7 : 139 – 172 .
  • Arbuckle , J. L. 2005 . AMOS 6.0 [computer software] , Spring House, PA : Amos Development Corporation .
  • Astington , J. W. and Jenkins , J. M. 1995 . Theory of mind development and social understanding . Cognition and Emotion , 9 : 151 – 165 .
  • Astington , J. W. and Jenkins , J. M. 1999 . A longitudinal study of the relation between language and Theory-of-Mind development . Developmental Psychology , 35 : 1311 – 1320 .
  • Banerjee , M. 1997 . Hidden emotions: Preschoolers' knowledge of appearance–reality and emotion display rules . Social Cognition , 15 : 107 – 132 .
  • Baron-Cohen , S. 2001 . Theory of mind in normal development and autism . Prisme , 34 : 174 – 183 .
  • Bartsch , K. 1998 . False belief prediction and explanation: Which develops first and why it matters . International Journal of Behavioral Development , 22 : 423 – 428 .
  • Beer , J. S. , Heerey , E. A. , Keltner , D. , Scabini , D. and Knight , R. T. 2003 . The regulatory function of self-conscious emotion: Insights from patients with orbitofrontal damage . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 85 : 594 – 604 .
  • Bloom , M. 2003 . Theory of Mind and emotion . Perspectives in Psychology , 6 : 1 – 8 .
  • Brown , J. R. and Dunn , J. 1996 . Continuities in emotion understanding from three to six years . Child Development , 67 : 789 – 802 .
  • Browne , M. W. and Cudeck , R. 1993 . “ Alternative ways of assessing model fit ” . In Testing structural equation models , Edited by: Bollen , K. A. and Long , J. S. 136 – 162 . Newbury Park, CA : Sage .
  • Buitelaar , J. K. , Van der Wees , M. , Swaab-Barneeld , M. and Van der Gaag , R. J. 1999 . Verbal memory and performance IQ predict theory of mind and emotion recognition ability in children with autistic spectrum disorders and in psychiatric control children . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry , 40 : 869 – 881 .
  • Carlson , S. M. , Mandell , D. J. and Williams , L. 2004 . Executive function and theory of mind: Stability and prediction from ages 2 to 3 . Developmental Psychology , 40 : 1105 – 1122 .
  • Cutting , A. L. and Dunn , J. 1999 . Theory of mind, emotion understanding, language, and family background: Individual differences and interrelations . Child Development , 70 : 853 – 865 .
  • De Rosnay , M. , Pons , F. , Harris , F. and Morrell , J. M. B. 2004 . A lag between understanding false belief and emotion attribution in young children: Relationships with linguistic ability and mothers' mental-state language . British Journal of Developmental Psychology , 22 : 197 – 218 .
  • Flavell , J. H. 1972 . An analysis of cognitive-developmental sequences . Genetic Psychology Monographs , 86 : 279 – 350 .
  • Flavell , J. H. , Flavell , E. R. and Green , F. L. 1990 . Young children's understanding of fact beliefs versus value beliefs . Child Development , 61 : 915 – 928 .
  • Flynn , E. 2006 . A microgenetic investigation of stability and continuity in theory of mind development . British Journal of Developmental Psychology , 24 : 631 – 654 .
  • Flynn , E. 2007 . The role of inhibitory control in false belief understanding . Infant and Child Development , 16 : 53 – 69 .
  • Hu , L. and Bentler , P. 1999 . Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives . Structural Equation Modeling , 6 : 1 – 55 .
  • Hughes , C. 1998 . Finding your marbles: Does preschoolers strategic behavior predict later understanding of mind? . Developmental Psychology , 34 : 1326 – 1339 .
  • Hughes , C. , Adlam , A. , Happé , F. G. E. , Jackson , J. , Taylor , A. and Caspi , A. 2000 . Good test–retest reliability for standard and advanced false-belief tasks across a wide range of abilities . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry , 41 : 483 – 490 .
  • Hughes , C. and Dunn , J. 1998 . Understanding mind and emotion: Longitudinal associations with mental-state talk between young friends . Developmental Psychology , 34 : 1026 – 1037 .
  • Kestenbaum , R. and Gelman , S. A. 1995 . Preschool children's identification and understanding of mixed emotions . Cognitive Development , 10 : 443 – 458 .
  • Lalonde , C. E. and Chandler , M. J. 2002 . Children's understanding of interpretation . New Ideas in Psychology , 20 : 163 – 190 .
  • Moses , L. J. and Flavell , J. H. 1990 . Inferring false beliefs from actions and reactions . Child Development , 61 : 929 – 945 .
  • Mutter , B. , Alcorn , M. B. and Welsh , M. 2006 . Theory of mind and executive function: Working-memory capacity and inhibitory control as predictors of false-belief task performance . Perceptual and Motor Skills , 102 : 819 – 835 .
  • Perner , J. and Lang , B. 1999 . Development of theory of mind and executive control . TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences , 3 : 337 – 344 .
  • Perner , J. and Wimmer , H. 1985 . “John thinks that Mary thinks that.” attribution of second-order beliefs by 5- to 10-year-old children . Journal of Experimental Child Psychology , 39 : 437 – 471 .
  • Pons , F. and Harris , F. 2005 . Longitudinal change and longitudinal stability of individual differences in children's emotion understanding . Cognition and Emotion , 19 : 1158 – 1174 .
  • Repacholi B. Slaughter V. Individual differences in theory of mind: Implications of typical and atypical development Psychology Press New York 2003
  • Saarni , C. 1979 . Children's understanding of display rules for expressive behavior . Developmental Psychology , 15 : 424 – 429 .
  • Underwood , M. K. , Coie , J. D. and Herbsman , C. R. 1992 . Display rules for anger and aggression in school-age children . Child Development , 63 : 366 – 380 .
  • Verhoeven , L. and Vermeer , A. 2001 . Taaltest Alle Kinderen (TAK) [Language Test for all Children] , Arnhem, , The Netherlands : CITO .
  • Wellman , H. M. , Cross , D. and Watson , D. 2001 . Meta-analysis of theory-of-mind development: The truth about false belief . Child Development , 72 : 655 – 684 .
  • Wellman , H. M. and Liu , D. 2004 . Scaling of theory-of-mind tasks . Child Development , 75 : 523 – 541 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.