The origins of children's metamemory: The role of theory of mind

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 131, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-72

  Lecce, Serena ^a   Demicheli, Patrizia ^a   Zocchi, Silvia ^a   Palladino, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

2nd order false belief; Affective theory of mind; Cognitive theory of mind; Declarative metamemory; Theory of mind; ToM development

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THEORY OF MIND;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84916898805     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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