Belief it or not: How children construct a theory of mind

IF 5.1 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Child Development Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-04-15 DOI:10.1111/cdep.12483

Ted Ruffman

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Abstract

In this article, I briefly review theories about the development of theory of mind, and then examine evidence for minimalism, the idea that infants initially understand only behaviors. To this end, I consider the need for a wide variety of species to predict the behaviors of other animals and that human infants are not unique in this regard. I also discuss evidence for infants' understanding of behaviors, including their good statistical learning skills and their rich exposure to patterns of behavior, which correlates with their acquisition of mental state vocabulary. Finally, I discuss evidence for how maternal mental state talk, as well as children's evolving language and understanding of self, contributes to learning that mental states underlie behaviors.

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信不信由你:儿童如何构建心智理论

在这篇文章中，我简要回顾了关于心智理论发展的理论，然后检查了极简主义的证据，即婴儿最初只理解行为的观点。为此，我认为需要多种多样的物种来预测其他动物的行为，而人类婴儿在这方面并不是唯一的。我还讨论了婴儿理解行为的证据，包括他们良好的统计学习技能和他们对行为模式的丰富接触，这与他们获得精神状态词汇有关。最后，我讨论了母亲的精神状态谈话的证据，以及儿童不断发展的语言和对自我的理解，有助于学习心理状态是行为的基础。

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Child Development Perspectives PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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11.90

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1.60%

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