HLTC23H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Autobiographical Memory, Inductive Reasoning, Cardinality
Document Summary
Eg. lemme see or i wanna sit . Link their desires to their behaviour: eg. I happy there"s more cookies : by age 3, children clearly distinguish the mental world from the physical world. Use mental verbs like think, believe, remember and forget: have new understanding of mental states. Usually emphasize desires when trying to explain why people act as they do: age 4 is when mental states really take prominence in children"s understanding of their own and others" actions. Understand that their own and others" behaviour is based on their beliefs about events and situations, even when those beliefs are wrong. Deficits in pretend play for children with autism may be linked to deficits in theory of mind: due to difficulties in executive functioning present early in life. First demonstrated through a child"s engagement with pretend play: as early as 2 years old.