Children's application of theory of mind in reasoning and language

被引：5
作者：
Flobbe L. [1 ]
Verbrugge R. [2 ]
Hendriks P. [3 ]
Krämer I. [4 ]
机构：
[1] Institute of Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, Groningen
[2] Institute of Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 AK
[3] Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG), University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 AS
[4] Centre for Language Studies (CLS), Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen 6500 HD
来源：
Journal of Logic, Language and Information | 2008年 / 17卷 / 4期
关键词：
False belief; Second-order reasoning; Sentence comprehension; Strategic game; Theory of Mind;
D O I：
10.1007/s10849-008-9064-7
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摘要：
Many social situations require a mental model of the knowledge, beliefs, goals, and intentions of others: a Theory of Mind (ToM). If a person can reason about other people's beliefs about his own beliefs or intentions, he is demonstrating second-order ToM reasoning. A standard task to test second-order ToM reasoning is the second-order false belief task. A different approach to investigating ToM reasoning is through its application in a strategic game. Another task that is believed to involve the application of second-order ToM is the comprehension of sentences that the hearer can only understand by considering the speaker's alternatives. In this study we tested 40 children between 8 and 10 years old and 27 adult controls on (adaptations of) the three tasks mentioned above: the false belief task, a strategic game, and a sentence comprehension task. The results show interesting differences between adults and children, between the three tasks, and between this study and previous research.
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页数：25
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