PSYC 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tabula Rasa, Empiricism, Inhibitory Control Test
30 Mar 2017
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Improved information-processing skills, particularly executive functions and language are what allow one to think about other"s false beliefs. Inhibitory control: need to be able to suppress own language. Language: the language to express belief states is syntactically very complicated. Executive function and language skills are necessary for the acquisition of theory of mind concepts (but not sufficient) Still offers important perspective on theory of mind development. Children develop theory of mind through interaction and feedback from those around them. Evidence the following groups pass false belief tasks earlier: Children whose mothers talk a lot about others" mental lives (think, believe) Kids who engage in more pretend play. Children grasp language everywhere universally, they learn it easily. Animals are being taught to communicate with language, they are never able to reach the level of language that humans will. But are at the same level as babies would. Richness in the environment children"s linguistic skill. Communication: birth 5 years and on.
