Validation of the "theory of mind" scale;Skalierung von "Theory of Mind"-aufgaben

Zeitschrift fur Entwicklungspsychologie und Padagogische Psychologie

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 186-195

  Kristen, Susanne ^a   Thoermer, Claudia ^a   Hofer, Tanja ^b   Aschersleben, Gisa ^c   Sodian, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Scale validation; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947652644     PISSN: 00498637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/0049-8637.38.4.186     Document Type: Article

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