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Why Language Matters for Theory of Mind

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ID23398809
AuthorsAnna Rybka (corresponding author)
EditorsJanet Wilde Astington, Jodie A Baird
Year2005
Pages355
Publication date2005-04-21
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueWhy language matters for theory of mind (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195159912.001.0001
OpenAlexW1597935046
Open LibraryOL17149937M
ISBN9780195159912
LanguageEN
Citations received150

An exploration of how children develop an understanding of the theory of mind: the concept that people are mental beings, who have beliefs, desires, emotions, and intentions, and whose actions and interactions can be interpreted and explained by taking account of these mental states.

Cognition · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Linguistics · Phrase · Theory of mind · Child and Animal Learning Development · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology · Child · Children · Concept Formation · Congresses · Infant · Language · Philosophy of mind · Philosophy of mind in children · Psychological Theory

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Citation span2004 - 2026 (23)
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