AI Article Synopsis
- The authors conducted two studies to see if discussing mental state concepts could enhance children's understanding of theory of mind.
- In Study 1, the training did not significantly help the 3- to 4-year-old children, while Study 2 saw improvements after adjustments to the training.
- Overall, the results suggest that social discourse can positively affect how children develop their theory of mind.
Article Abstract
The authors examined experimentally whether exposure to social discourse about concepts related to mental states could promote changes in children's theory of mind understanding. In 2 studies, 3- to 4-year-old children were assigned to either a training or a no training control condition. All children were administered several theory of mind measures at pretest and 2 posttests. Training was not effective in improving performance in Study 1 (n = 37); but in Study 2 (n = 54), modifications of the training procedure led to significant improvements on measures of false belief and deception from pretest to 1st posttest. The findings support the influence of social discourse on children's theory of mind development.
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