| Autor: |
Honglan Li, Man-Tak Leung |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 15 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1664-1078 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1354207 |
| Popis: |
IntroductionResearch has indicated that language and executive function relate closely to first-order false belief reasoning, yet their roles in second-order false belief reasoning are under-explored, and their interplay in theory of mind development remains obscure.MethodsThis study assessed 160 Mandarin-speaking preschoolers’ and early primary schoolers’ language, executive function, and theory of mind abilities to examine the unique roles and interplay of language and executive function in first-order and second-order false belief reasoning.ResultsResults showed that language significantly uniquely predicted the children’s first-order as well as second-order false belief reasoning when controlling for the effects of age and executive function. Although executive function significantly predicted first-order FB reasoning when controlling for age, it was no longer a significant predictor of first-order FB reasoning when language was included in the model. However, executive function played a significant unique role in second-order FB reasoning when controlling for the effects of age and language.DiscussionThe current findings suggest that language plays a greater role than executive function in Mandarin-speaking children’s theory of mind development and the contributors to theory of mind development vary in different levels of false belief reasoning. |
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