Talking about others facilitates theory of mind in Chinese preschoolers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9796348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hui Jing Lu (0000-0003-4025-3160, Peking University, corresponding author), Yanjie Su (0000-0003-3508-8674, Peking University), Qi Wang (0000-0003-0464-2118, Cornell University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1726-1736 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0013074 |
| PMID | 18999334 |
| OpenAlex | W2109376588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 28 |
A longitudinal study and a training study were conducted to show that simply referring to others facilitated theory of mind (ToM) development in Chinese children. In Study 1, 3- to 4-year-old Chinese children (N = 52) were tested on ToM and autobiographical memory (AM). One year later, in the group of children who initially failed the false belief tasks, only those who increased their references to others in AM recall passed the tasks. In Study 2, Chinese preschoolers who were trained to talk about others through storytelling showed improvement in their ToM performance. These findings suggest alternative pathways for ToM development in non-Euro-American context
Autobiographical memory · Child development · Cognition · Cognitive development · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · False belief · Linguistics · Narrative · Recall · Social cognition · Storytelling · Theory of mind · Child and Animal Learning Development · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |