Socio_cognitive Development 2

Question 1

The Theory of Mind is the ____ to attribute ____ states (such as desires, beliefs, knowledge) to others in order to ____ or ____ behaviour

Answer 1

capacity
mental
predict
explain

Question 2

What the aim of Fink et al (2015) research into theory of mind and friendship?

Answer 2

What role does false-belief play in the establishing children’s friendships at the transition to school and maintaining friendships over the next two years?

Question 3

Fink et al (2015) measured ____ at age 5…
1. False-____ understanding
2. E____ understanding
3. Observed ____ behaviour
4. S____ status
5. Delay of ____ (self-____)

Answer 3

1. belief
2. Emotion
3. prosocial
4. Sociometric
5. gratification, control

Question 4

What was found when studying the theory of mind and friendship at ages 5 and ages 7?

Answer 4

Unusually slow start in the development of ToM during the first year of school was a unique predictor of chronic friendlessness between ages 5 and 7

Question 5

What two types of behaviours can theory of mind be used to support?

Answer 5

1. Positive behaviours e.g. sharing, helping, conflict management
2. Antisocial behaviours e.g. deceiving, manipulating, excluding

Question 6

Define the term bullying…
“Strategic ____ behaviour that the perpetrator ____ inflicts on a victim with the intention to cause ____, and occurring within a relationship in which there is an ____ of power”

Answer 6

aggressive
repeatedly
harm
imbalance

Question 7

How are bullying and theory of mind linked? (Direct and indirect link)

Answer 7

1. Direct link between ToM and later bullying
2. Indirect link between ToM and bulling via social preference

Question 8

Which order of ToM is lying more associated with?

Answer 8

First compared to second order ToM

Question 9

Children with greater theory of mind understanding are more sensitive to the _____ of others?

Answer 9

Criticism
When faced with critical feedback children who have good theory of mind skills are more likely than their peers to give lower evaluations of their performance.

Question 10

At what age is there a dramatic increase in children’s false belief understanding?

Answer 10

Between ages 3 and 5

Question 11

Aggressive behaviours tend to show stronger links with what than ToM?

Answer 11

Poor self-control/emotion-regulations

Question 12

What is the link between theory of mind and academic outcomes mediated by?

Answer 12

Sensitivity to criticism