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Direct linkRakoczy, Hannes; Tomasello, Michael – Developmental Science, 2006
Twenty-two- and 27-month-old children were tested for their understanding of pretending as a specific intentional action form. Pairs of superficially similar behaviors--pretending to perform an action and trying to perform that action--were demonstrated to children. The 27-month-olds, and to some degree the 22-month-olds, showed in their responses…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Responses, Cognitive Ability, Intention
