Do triangles play tricks? Attribution of mental states to animated shapes in normal and abnormal development

Cognitive Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-16

  Abell, F ^a   Happe F ^b   Frith, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animated shapes; Mental states; Triangles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002210653     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2014(00)00014-9     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). 4th edn. 1994;American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC.
2. Baron-Cohen S. Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind. 1995;MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
3. Baron-Cohen S., Leslie A.M., Frith U. Does the autistic child have a "theory of mind"? Cognition. 21:1985;37-46.
4. Baron-Cohen S., Leslie A.M., Frith U. Mechanical, behavioural and intentional understanding of picture stories in autistic children. Br J Dev Psychol. 4:1986;113-125.
5. Bowler D., Thommen E. Attribution of mechanical and social causality to animated displays by children with autism. Autism. 4:2000;147-171.
6. Ellis H.D., Gunter H.L. Asperger syndrome: a simple matter of white matter? Trends Cognit Sci. 3:1999;192-200.
7. Frith U., Happé F., Siddons F. Autism and theory of mind in everyday life. Soc Dev. 3:1994;108-124.
8. Happé F. An advanced test of theory of mind: understanding of story characters' thoughts and feelings by able autistic, mentally handicapped and normal children and adults. J Autism Dev Disord. 24:1994;129-154.
9. Happé F. The role of age and verbal ability in the theory of mind task performance of subjects with autism. Child Dev. 66:1995;843-855.
10. Heider F., Simmel M. An experimental study of apparent behavior. Am J Psychol. 57:1944;243-259.
11. Leslie A.M., Thaiss L. Domain specificity in conceptual development: evidence from autism. Cognition. 43:1992;225-251.
12. Montgomery D.E., Montgomery D.A. The influence of movement and outcome on young children's attribution of intention. Br J Dev Psychol. 17:1999;245-261.
13. Oatley K., Yuill N. Perception of personal and interpersonal action in a cartoon film. Br J Soc Psychol. 24:1985;115-124.
14. Perner J., Frith U., Leslie A.M., Leekham S.R. Exploration of the autistic child's theory of mind: knowledge, belief and communication. Child Dev. 60:1989;689-700.
15. Perner J., Wimmer H. John thinks that Mary thinks that...: attribution of second-order beliefs by 5- to 10-year-old children. J Exp Child Psychol. 39:1985;437-471.
16. Rimé B., Boulanger B., Laubin P., Richir M., Stroobants K. The perception of interpersonal emotions originated by patterns of movement. Motiv Emotion. 9:1985;241-260.
17. Russell J. Autism as an Executive Disorder. 1998;Oxford University Press, Oxford.
18. Springer K., Meier J.A., Berry D. Nonverbal bases of social perception: developmental change in sensitivity to patterns of motion that reveal interpersonal events. J Nonverbal Behav. 20:1996;199-211.
19. Sullivan K., Zaitchik D., Tager-Flusberg H. Preschoolers can attribute second-order beliefs. Dev Psychol. 30:1994;395-402.
20. Wechsler D. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. 3rd edn. (UK):1991;The Psychological Corporation, London.
21. Wechsler D. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. revised (UK):1986;The Psychological Corporation, London.