Entering a community of minds: An experiential approach to 'theory of mind'

Human Development

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-46

  Nelson, Katherine ^a,b   Skwerer, Daniela Plesa ^a   Goldman, Sylvie ^a   Henseler, Sarah ^a   Presler, Nechama ^a   Walkenfeld, Faye Fried ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversation; Experiential cognition; Representational language; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LEARNING; THEORY; VERBALIZATION;

EID: 0037239546     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067779     Document Type: Article

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