Explaining the Unpredictable: The Development of Causal Theories of Mind in Deaf and Hearing Children
Abstract
Two studies of 100 children aged 3-12 years examined theory of mind (ToM) understanding via explanations and predictions in hearing preschoolers and ToM-delayed deaf children. Study 1's 75 children (31 deaf; 44 hearing) displayed an "explanation advantage," devising valid epistemic ToM explanations despite failing simpler forced-choice false-belief (FB) prediction tests. This novel discovery for deaf children extended to unexpectedly frequent...
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Explaining the Unpredictable: The Development of Causal Theories of Mind in Deaf and Hearing Children
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May 30, 2018
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