Comprehension of the representational mind in infancy

Developmental Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-95

  Caron, Albert J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

"Like me" theory; False beliefs; Infancy; Intentional understanding; Modular theory; Seeing and knowing; Teleological stance; Theory of mind; Theory theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349091413     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2009.04.002     Document Type: Review

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