Imitation of intentional actions and internal state language in infancy predict preschool theory of mind skills
Imitation of intentional actions and internal state language in infancy predict preschool theory of mind skills
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DOI：
10.1080/17405620601046931
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发表时间：
2007-03
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2
通讯作者：
Kara M. Olineck;D. Poulin-Dubois
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作者：
Kara M. Olineck;D. Poulin-Dubois
本研究考察了幼儿有意行为的模仿、并发词汇和后期的内部状态词汇是否能预测幼儿的“心理理论”（ToM）。最初，14个月和18个月大的婴儿完成了一项关于有意行为理解的模仿任务。同时对32个月时的通用词汇量和内部状态语言进行评估。在大约4岁的时候，孩子们被重新测试了一个互动游戏，测量意图理解，一个错误信念任务或心理理论量表（Wellman & Liu, 2004），以及PPVT。婴儿在模仿任务上的表现预示了他们后来的意图概念。此外，内部状态语言对后来的ToM具有高度的预测性。这些发现表明，在婴儿期的ToM前体和学龄前的ToM前体之间存在发育连续性。
The present study examined whether infants' imitation of intentional actions, concurrent vocabulary, and later internal state lexicon predicted their “theory of mind” (ToM) at preschool age. Initially, 14- and 18-month-olds completed an imitation task on intentional action understanding. Concurrent general vocabulary and internal state language at 32 months was also assessed. At approximately 4 years of age, children were retested with an interactive game measuring intention understanding, a false belief task or the Theory of Mind Scale (Wellman & Liu, 2004), and the PPVT. Infants' performance on the imitation task predicted their later concept of intention. Furthermore, internal state language was highly predictive of later ToM. These findings suggest that there is developmental continuity between precursors to ToM in infancy and ToM in the preschool years.