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Direct linkMorgan, Gary; Kegl, Judy – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Previous studies in the literature report that deaf individuals who experience late access to language perform poorly on false belief tests of Theory of Mind (ToM) compared with age-matched deaf and hearing controls exposed to language early. Methods: A group of 22 deaf Nicaraguans (aged 7 to 39 years) who learned Nicaraguan Sign…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Sign Language, Deafness, Children
