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What is Theory of Mind (ToM) primarily concerned with?
What is Theory of Mind (ToM) primarily concerned with?
- Understanding others’ emotions
- Understanding that we all have Mental States (MS) (correct)
- Understanding desires and intentions
- Understanding beliefs about the world
According to Wellman (1990), in what order are Mental States (MS) acquired?
According to Wellman (1990), in what order are Mental States (MS) acquired?
- Desires/intentions, emotions, beliefs
- Emotions, beliefs, desires/intentions
- Emotions, desires/intentions, beliefs (correct)
- Beliefs, emotions, desires/intentions
What makes beliefs particularly challenging for children to learn?
What makes beliefs particularly challenging for children to learn?
- They are nonrepresentational mental states
- They are acquired before emotions and desires
- They are visible and ambiguous
- They make a claim about the world and can be wrong (correct)
What does Piaget's sensorimotor learning primarily involve?
What does Piaget's sensorimotor learning primarily involve?
What is the key property of desires and intentions that makes them different from beliefs?
What is the key property of desires and intentions that makes them different from beliefs?
According to Wellman's proposal, which kind of mental state is learnt last?
According to Wellman's proposal, which kind of mental state is learnt last?
What does ToM primarily involve in terms of understanding someone else’s Mental States (MS)?
What does ToM primarily involve in terms of understanding someone else’s Mental States (MS)?
What did Meltzoff's (1995) study suggest about 18-month-olds' imitation?
What did Meltzoff's (1995) study suggest about 18-month-olds' imitation?
According to Horner & Whiten (2005), what did children do in their study?
According to Horner & Whiten (2005), what did children do in their study?
What did Wimmer and Perner (1983) use to assess the ability to infer a false belief?
What did Wimmer and Perner (1983) use to assess the ability to infer a false belief?
At what age did Perner et al. (1987) find that most children understand that beliefs can be false?
At what age did Perner et al. (1987) find that most children understand that beliefs can be false?
What did Onishi and Baillargeon (2005) use to test infants' understanding of false beliefs?
What did Onishi and Baillargeon (2005) use to test infants' understanding of false beliefs?
"Precise wrongness" is associated with which aspect of understanding?
"Precise wrongness" is associated with which aspect of understanding?
What did Fabricius et al. (2010) find regarding 5-year-olds' understanding of false beliefs?
What did Fabricius et al. (2010) find regarding 5-year-olds' understanding of false beliefs?
What is suggested about Theory of Mind (ToM) skills based on the text?
What is suggested about Theory of Mind (ToM) skills based on the text?
