The development of theory of mind in deaf children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 903-910

  Russell, P A ^a   Hosie, J A ^a   Gray, C D ^a   Scott, C ^a   Hunter, N ^a   Banks, J S ^b   Macaulay, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c Aberdeen School for the Deaf   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deafness; Early social experience; False belief; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031664212     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963098002844     Document Type: Article

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