Counterfactual Thinking and False Belief: The Role of Executive Function

Autor/inn/en	Drayton, Stefane; Turley-Ames, Kandi J.; Guajardo, Nicole R.
Titel	Counterfactual Thinking and False Belief: The Role of Executive Function
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 108 (2011) 3, S.532-548 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0965
DOI	10.1016/j.jecp.2010.09.007
Schlagwörter	Inhibition; Short Term Memory; Cognitive Development; Beliefs; Role; Cognitive Processes; Toddlers; Young Children; Child Development; Thinking Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hemmung; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Kognitive Entwicklung; Belief; Glaube; Rollen; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Frühe Kindheit; Kindesentwicklung; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	The purpose of the current study was to examine further the relationship between counterfactual thinking and false belief (FB) as examined by Guajardo and Turley-Ames ("Cognitive Development, 19" (2004) 53-80). More specifically, the current research examined the importance of working memory and inhibitory control in understanding the relationship between counterfactual thinking and FB. Participants were 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds (N=76). Counterfactual thinking statements generated accounted for significant variance in FB performance beyond age and language. Working memory and inhibitory control each partially mediated the relationship between counterfactual thinking and FB performance. The maturation of executive functioning skills is important in children's developing understanding of counterfactual reasoning and FB. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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