Children's Understanding of the Relation between Delayed Video Representation and Current Reality: A Test for Self-Awareness?

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-176

  Suddendorf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Cognitive development; Delayed self recognition; Dual representation; Mental time travel; Metarepresentation; Self awareness; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; EGO; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REALITY TESTING; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0033091126     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1998.2485     Document Type: Article

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