Beyond false beliefs: The development and psychometric evaluation of the perceptions of children's theory of mind measure - Experimental version (PCToMM-E)

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-155

  Hutchins, Tiffany L ^a   Bonazinga, Laura A ^a   Prelock, Patricia A ^a   Taylor, Rebecca S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Children; False belief; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTIONS OF CHILDREN THEORY OF MIND MEASURE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 37849046382     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0377-1     Document Type: Article

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