Associations among False Belief Understanding, Counterfactual Reasoning, and Executive Function

Autor/inn/en	Guajardo, Nicole R.; Parker, Jessica; Turley-Ames, Kandi
Titel	Associations among False Belief Understanding, Counterfactual Reasoning, and Executive Function
Quelle	In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27 (2009) 3, S.681-702 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-510X
DOI	10.1348/026151008X357886
Schlagwörter	Short Term Memory; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Processes; Beliefs; Young Children; Language Tests; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Kognitive Entwicklung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Belief; Glaube; Frühe Kindheit; Language test; Sprachtest; Messdaten
Abstract	The primary purposes of the present study were to clarify previous work on the association between counterfactual thinking and false belief performance to determine (1) whether these two variables are related and (2) if so, whether executive function skills mediate the relationship. A total of 92 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds completed false belief, counterfactual, working memory, representational flexibility, and language measures. Counterfactual reasoning accounted for limited unique variance in false belief. Both working memory and representational flexibility partially mediated the relationship between counterfactual and false belief. Children, like adults, also generated various types of counterfactual statements to differing degrees. Results demonstrated the importance of language and executive function for both counterfactual and false belief. Implications are discussed. (As Provided).
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