Infant Attention to Intentional Action Predicts Preschool Theory of Mind

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 618-623

  Wellman, Henry M ^a   Lopez Duran, Sarah ^a   LaBounty, Jennifer ^a   Hamilton, Betsy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

developmental continuity; infant cognition; theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 42049089482     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.2.618     Document Type: Article

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