Did she mean to do it? Acquiring a folk theory of intentionality

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-228

  Mull, Melinda S ^a   Evans, E Margaret ^b  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; False belief understanding; Folk theory of intentionality; Interpretive mind understanding; Preschool and elementary school aged children; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; JUDGMENT; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954763124     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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