Culture and the Sequence of Steps in Theory of Mind Development

Autor/inn/en	Shahaeian, Ameneh; Peterson, Candida C.; Slaughter, Virginia; Wellman, Henry M.
Titel	Culture and the Sequence of Steps in Theory of Mind Development
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 47 (2011) 5, S.1239-1247 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0023899
Schlagwörter	Theory of Mind; Measures (Individuals); Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Cultural Influences; Second Languages; Comparative Analysis; Children; Siblings; Developmental Psychology; Child Development; Parents; Research; Graduate Students; Australia; China; Iran; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Second language; Zweitsprache; Child; Kind; Kinder; Sibling; Geschwister; Entwicklungspsychologie; Kindesentwicklung; Eltern; Forschung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Australien; USA
Abstract	To examine cultural contrasts in the ordered sequence of conceptual developments leading to theory of mind (ToM), we compared 135 3- to 6-year-olds (77 Australians; 58 Iranians) on an established 5-step ToM scale (Wellman & Liu, 2004). There was a cross-cultural difference in the sequencing of ToM steps but not in overall rates of ToM mastery. In line with our predictions, the children from Iran conformed to a distinctive sequence previously observed only in children in China. In contrast to the case with children from Australia (and the United States), knowledge access was understood earlier than opinion diversity in children from Iran, consistent with this collectivist culture's emphasis on filial respect, dispute avoidance, and acquiring knowledge. Having a sibling was linked with faster overall ToM progress in Australia only and was not related to scale sequences in either culture. (Contains 1 footnote and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10