Theory of mind and executive function: Is there a developmental relationship?

By Josef Perner, B. Lang. 2000

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The Development of Executive Functioning and Theory of Mind (2006, unknown): “…and other theory-of-mind tasks can be predicted from tasks that tap executive-functioning skills such as response inhibition, cognitive conflict resolution, and working memory (Carlson, Moses, & Hix, 1998; Davis & Pratt, 1995; Frye, Zelazo, & Palfai, 1995; Hughes, 1998; Perner & Lang, 2000).”
The Developmental Roots of Borderline Personality Disorder in Early Attachment Relationships: A Theory and Some Evidence (2003, background): “Goldberg’s view is consistent with extensive evidence linking theory of mind to executive functions (Baron-Cohen, 1999; Perner and Lang, 2000).”
The development of interpersonal strategy: Autism, theory-of-mind, cooperation and fairness (2006, background): “It is conceivable that this diYculty in switching strategies and responding to the new payoV matrix is related to a general tendency in ASD toward rule-oriented behaviour and perseveration (Perner & Lang, 2000).”
The Empathy Imbalance Hypothesis of Autism: A Theoretical Approach to Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Autistic Development (2009, background): “In addition, it is not clear to what extent tests of executive function can be tests of the CE-based ability to monitor one's own mental states (Baron-Cohen, 1995); it has been argued that CE ability underlies executive functioning (Perner & Lang, 2000).”
Evaluating the theory of executive dysfunction in autism (2004, background): “A third position takes the opposing view of the first, arguing that the capacity to represent mental states is necessary for the development of executive function (e.g., Carruthers, 1996; Perner, 1998; Perner & Lang, 2000).”
Specifying Links Between Executive Functioning and Theory of Mind during Middle Childhood: Cognitive Flexibility Predicts Social Understanding (2015, result): “The present findings add to a growing body of research demonstrating that executive functioning is an important contributor to theory-of-mind understanding (Flynn, O’Malley, & Wood, 2004; Frye et al., 1995; Hughes, 1998; Moses, 2005; Pellicano, 2007; Perner & Lang, 2000).”
What are the Links Between Theory of Mind and Social Relations? Review, Reflections and New Directions for Studies of Typical and Atypical Development (2004, background): “Thus although many accounts highlight intrinsic and direct relationships between executive function and theory of mind (Hughes, 1998a, 1998b; Mitchell & Riggs, 2000; Perner, 1997; Perner & Lang, 2000; Russell, 1997), the relationship may also be socially mediated.”
A Developmental Perspective on Executive Function (2010, background): “…for preschoolers only; Kray, Eber, & Lindenberger, 2004; Wolfe & Bell, 2004), bilingualism (Carlson & Meltzoff, 2008), maternal education and parenting (Friedman et al., 2007), and theory of mind (Hughes & Ensor, 2007; Perner & Lang, 2000)—understanding that mental states exist and affect behavior.”
Executive function and theory of mind: stability and prediction from ages 2 to 3. (2004, background): “For example, the developmental ordering driving the relation is debated (Perner & Lang, 2000; Russell, 1996).”
Planning in young children: A review and synthesis (2011, background): “Interpreted in this way, his theory explicitly claims that ToM is important for planning insofar as it involves reflectively pre-selecting appropriate action schemas by inhibiting prepotent but undesirable ones (Perner & Lang, 2000; though see Perner, Lang, & Kloo, 2002).”
How specific is the relation between executive function and theory of mind? Contributions of inhibitory control and working memory (2002, background): “With respect to the latter possibility, Perner and Lang (1999, 2000) have argued that children must first have the capacity to metarepresent habitual response tendencies before they can control them.”