Explaining the Unpredictable: The Development of Causal Theories of Mind in Deaf and Hearing Children.

• Autores: Candida C. Peterson, Henry M. Wellman
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 90, Nº. 6, 2019, págs. 654-674
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Two studies of 100 children aged 3-12 years examined theory of mind (ToM) understanding via explanations and predictions in hearing preschoolers and ToM-delayed deaf children. Study 1's 75 children (31 deaf; 44 hearing) displayed an "explanation advantage," devising valid epistemic ToM explanations despite failing simpler forced-choice false-belief (FB) prediction tests. This novel discovery for deaf children extended to unexpectedly frequent cognitive ("think" or "know") explanations. Study 2 (with 25 additional deaf children; Mage  = 9) showed that microgenetic FB explanation practice resulted in significant gains on FB prediction posttests that were absent in a non-ToM control group. Implications for (a) explanation's interconnection with conceptual development, (b) designing ToM interventions, and (c) teaching deaf and hearing children are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]