Precursors of a theory of mind: A longitudinal study
Precursors of a theory of mind: A longitudinal study
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DOI：
10.1348/026151008x285660
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发表时间：
2008-11-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Perucchini, Paola
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作者：
Colonnesi, Cristina;Rieffe, Carolien;Perucchini, Paola
该研究考察了婴儿在12个月和15个月大时的指指手势和有意理解能力是否能预测他们日后对感知和意图的理解，以及在39个月大时以心理方式解释他人行为的能力。35名婴儿（18名女孩）在12个月和15个月大时进行了指向和意图理解任务。孩子们在39个月大的时候再次被评估知觉和意图任务，以及心理解释任务。结果表明，只有12个月大的婴儿对带有命令动机的指向手势的理解有助于预测以后对感知的理解和对行为的心理解释。此外，12个月和15个月大的婴儿理解意图的能力有助于预测以后学龄前儿童对感知和意图的理解。这些结果表明，儿童从婴儿期到儿童期对心理状态的理解存在一个发展轨迹，但取决于执行这些任务所需的参与和沟通水平。
The study examined whether the pointing gesture and intentional understanding abilities at 12 and 15 months of age predict the later understanding of perception and intention, as well as the ability to explain others' actions in a psychological way at 39 months of age. Thirty-five infants (18 girls) were administered pointing and intention-understanding tasks at the age of 12 and 15 months. Children were again evaluated at the age of 39 months with perception and intention tasks, and a psychological explanation task. Results showed that only 12-month-olds' comprehension of the pointing gesture with an imperative motive contributed to the prediction of later understanding of perception and mentalistic explanations of actions. Moreover, the ability of 12- and 15-month-olds to understand intentions contributed to the prediction of later preschool understanding of perceptions and intentions. These results indicate that a developmental trajectory in children's understanding of mental states from infancy to childhood is present, but depends on the level of engagement and communication that are required to perform these tasks.