Links between Theory of Mind and Executive Function

Towards a More Comprehensive Model

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ID19346993
AuthorsAdam Putko (0000-0001-7770-0046, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume40
Issue4
Pages156-162
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolish Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0079-2993 • E-ISSN: 1641-7844
PublisherPolish Academy of Sciences Chancellery (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2478/s10059-009-0010-6
OpenAlexW2080034167
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited27

Links between Theory of Mind and Executive Function: Towards a More Comprehensive Model This paper addresses the problem of relationships between the development of theory of mind (ToM) and executive function (EF). An overview of empirical findings leads to the conclusion that the complex picture of the relations between EF and ToM development may result from the intertwining of different types and levels of reciprocal influences. It is, on the one hand, the level of emergence-type vs. expressive-type influences, and, on the other hand, direct vs. indirect ones. Data from longitudinal and training studies suggest the asymmetry of reciprocal influences between EF and ToM, with the stronger impact of EF on ToM development, which supports the view that EF is a prerequisite of ToM development. A model is proposed that explains how different EF and ToM skills are involved in the specific types and levels of influences. The issue of disentangling in the analysis the different types of reciprocal impacts is also discussed

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Function (biology) · Linguistics · Reciprocal · Theory of mind · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Child and Animal Learning Development · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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