Identity - Theory of Mind
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What kind of activity constitutes theory of mind?
How does Theory of Mind develop?
Biological development - Maturation of brain systems
Cognitive development - Integration of various cognitive skills
Social development - Shaped by cultural & social experiences
Theory of Mind (Biological development) - What are the proposed 2 structures that must develop for TOM?
Temporary parietal cortex - processes information about external and internal environments and looking for distinctions between those
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Theory of Mind (Cognitive Development) - How does TOM develop?
Theory of Mind (Social Development) - How does TOM develop? Do social activities rely on TOM?
Every social interaction that we have with another person is an opportunity to learn how people might think and feel differently from us.
Does Theory of Mind change over time? (Months)
Early infancy - Interest in others
3 months - Rudimentary Joint attention
8 months - Intention (desire to act a certain way)
9 months - Gesture (communication, pointing)
12 months - Understanding others’ desires
18 to 24 months - Refined joint attention; imitation; sensitivity to others’ intentions; pretend play
Does Theory of Mind change over time? (Years)
3-4 years - Understanding of false beliefs
5 years - Preliminary interpretative ToM
6 years - Second order ToM
9 years - Advanced interpretative ToM, Preliminary understanding of sarcasm, irony
How do siblings affect Theory of Mind development?
Why do 3 year olds show no evidence of false belief understanding but 5 year olds do? What happens between the 2 years? [Social development]
Family relationships - Diversity of relationships provide models for diversity of mental states
Sibling constellations - Opportunities to witness separate mental states (role models, conflict, play)
How to measure theory of mind?
Example:
Sally and Anne Task
Smarties task / M&M task
Is age associated with false belief understanding?
But some evidence that children younger than 3 can demonstrate false belief understanding and there is evidence that ToM continues to develop beyond age 5
Are siblings associated with false belief understanding?
But correlation between number of siblings and number of children passing false belief tasks can be weak. Social relationships might be more important for how children interpret ToM than how they develop ToM
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