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Time Mark Of 4-5 Year-old Child Theory Of Mind Tasks

Posted on:2009-02-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y YuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360242497263Subject:Development and educational psychology
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The children's average ages are about 4 years old,4.5 years old,5 years olds. In experiment 1, we repeated the research of Lewis and Osborne , we research on three testing questions whether or influence on theory of mind of Chinese children, the results showed that three aged children's in performance are worse than others. A comparison of the standard test questions and before test questions were showed signification. No analysis revealed any difference between the standard and when groups. We analysis that children's performance in temporal marking were better than no temporal marking, and under the temporal marking, the performance of theory of mind were significant difference between two kinds of temporal markings. We think that children may have difference from understanding different temporal markings, then what relations may have between understanding of temporal markings and theory of mind, understanding of temporal markings whether influence the theory of mind or not; In experiment 2, we use understanding of temporal markings and theory of mind to research the children's understanding of different temporal markers and the relationships between understanding temporal markers and theory of mind. The results showed that children's performance have significant difference in three temporal markers, children understand the "first" best in the three words, while have no significant difference in other two words. Children's understanding of temporal markers have significant relationship with theory of mind. Understanding of temporal markers whether influence in theory of mind or not. In experiment 3, we research on children's performance of theory of mind before and after studying the temporal markers, the results showed that after studied the temporal markings children's performance of theory of mind have significant difference. This means that children's understanding of temporal markings maybe a influence of theory of mind.
Keywords/Search Tags:Theory of mind, temporal marking, language ability
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