Early language development and the emergence of a theory of mind∗

By M. Farrar, L. Maag. 2002

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology

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What mothers say and what they do: The relation between parenting, theory of mind, language and conflict/cooperation (2006, unknown): “Language is a consistent correlate of children’s theory of mind (e.g. Astington & Jenkins, 1999; Cheung et al., 2004; de Villiers & Pyers, 2002; Farrar & Maag, 2002; Hale & Tager-Flusberg, 2003; Ruffman, Slade, Rowlandson, Rumsey, & Garnham, 2003; Slade & Ruffman, 2005; Smith, Apperly, & White,…”
Language and theory of mind: meta-analysis of the relation between language ability and false-belief understanding. (2007, background): “I Change-of-location .30 Liebman (2005) 60 Comprehensive Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Test – 2 Unexpected-identity .41 Maring (2003)FStudy 1 26 Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test – III Unexpected-identity .19 Maring (2003)FStudy 2 80 Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test – III Change-of-location Unexp”
What Makes Human Cognition Unique? From Individual to Shared to Collective Intentionality (2003, background): “Studies of this kind are reported by Dunn, Brown and Beardsall (1991), Astington and Jenkins (1995, 1999), DeVilliers and DeVilliers (2000), and Farrar and Maag (2002), with some correlations in the .60 to .70 range.”
Theory of Mind and Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Childhood (2011, background): “Early language development has been a good predictor of later ToM ability in typically developing children (25).”
Maternal reminiscing, elaborative talk, and children’s theory of mind: An intervention study (2013, background): “…development of theory of mind focuses on the interrelation between children’s language skills and the development of such skills for interpreting and understanding the representational nature of conversations about mental states (Farrar & Maag, 2002; Fernández, 2013) and past events (Nelson, 2005).”
How language does (and does not) relate to theory of mind: A longitudinal study of syntax, semantics, working memory and false belief (2005, background): “Watson, Painter, and Bornstein (2001) and Farrar and Maag (2002) showed that toddlers’ language ability at 2 years predicted false belief at 4 years of age.”