Children's Early Use of Mental Verbs and What They Mean.

Wellman, Henry M.; Estes, David

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ERIC Number: EJ355409

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Publication Date: 1987

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Children's Early Use of Mental Verbs and What They Mean.

Wellman, Henry M.; Estes, David

Discourse Processes, v16 n2 p141-56 Apr-Jun 1987

Examines whether young children make explicit references to beliefs, ideas, thoughts, and intentions. Relates that three-year-old children correctly distinguish between real and mental items and that they think and dream about things that are not real. Concludes that conceptual development theories portraying early development as concrete and external need to be re-examined. (AEW)

Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Discourse Analysis, Educational Research, Language Research, Learning Theories, Verbs, Young Children

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Language: English

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