کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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918017 | 1473481 | 2015 | 17 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Cognitive, but not affective, ToM is concurrently related to metamemory.
• Cognitive ToM predicts later metamemory, independently of early verbal ability.
• Cognitive ToM can be considered as a precursor of metacognition.
The relation between preschoolers’ theory of mind (ToM) and declarative metamemory (DM) was investigated in two studies. The first study focused on 4-year-old children’s (N = 106) cognitive and affective ToM and their DM. The data showed a significant association between cognitive (but not affective) ToM and DM, independent of verbal ability, non-verbal ability, and working memory. The second study involved 83 children tested at 4 years 6 months of age (and 6 months later) for cognitive ToM and DM. Here, results showed that early cognitive ToM, in particular false-belief understanding, predicts later DM independent of early verbal ability. These data support a view considering cognitive ToM as a precursor of children’s DM.
Journal: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology - Volume 131, March 2015, Pages 56–72