The future of theory-of-mind research: Understanding motivational states, the role of language, and real-world consequences

Child Development

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 685-687

  Astington, Janet Wilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MOTIVATION; NOTE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; VISION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035347753     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00305     Document Type: Article

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