Theory Of Mind

Question 1

What is theory of mind

Answer 1

Being able to attribute mental states e.g thoughts and beliefs to others

Question 2

What are primary levels of representation

Answer 2

1st year of life

Children are tied to reality by a single updating model

Question 3

What are secondary levels of representations

Answer 3

2nd year of life

Children have multiple models that allow representations of different situations

Question 4

What are 3 abilities that require 2 models in secondary representation

Answer 4

1. Mirror recognition
2. Pretend play
3. Ability to deny

Question 5

What did Hummer, Wimmer and Antes find to do with secondary levels of representation

Answer 5

Looked at ability to deny

Older they children, deny objects more

Question 6

What 2 ways can false belief be measured

Answer 6

1. Implicitly

2. Explicitly

Question 7

What are 2 examples of false belief being measured explicitly

Answer 7

1. Sally Anne task - children shown 2 dolls. Sally puts her ball under her basket and then leaves. Anne then moves Sally’s ball and puts it under her box. Children under 4 will say Sally will look for the ball under the box
2. smarties task - children asked what is in a box saying smarties. Say smarties but shown it is pencils. Children under 4 say that another child will say it is pencils when asked what is in box

Question 8

At what age do children complete explicit false belief tasks

Answer 8

4

Question 9

What are 3 social consequences of theory of mind

Answer 9

1. Deception
2. Sabotage
3. Competition

Question 10

What did Perner & Roessler (2012) do and find to do with theory of mind

Answer 10

children as sensitive at age 1-2 to false belief but explicit tasks e.g sally anne task are too complicted

can pass implicit tasks