Relations between temperament and theory of mind development in the United States and China: Biological and behavioral correlates of preschoolers' false-belief understanding

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 825-836

  Lane, Jonathan D ^a   Wellman, Henry M ^a   Olson, Sheryl L ^a   Miller, Alison L ^a   Wang, Li ^b   Tardif, Twila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Emotional reactivity; Temperament; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHINA; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT; THEORY OF MIND; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COMPREHENSION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT; THEORY OF MIND; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877604737     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028825     Document Type: Article

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