Representation and theory of mind development

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 509-520

  Walker, Rebecca F ^a   Murachver, Tamar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Model room task; Representation; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; THEORY OF MIND; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; THEORY OF MIND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862990460     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025663     Document Type: Article

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