Developing Theories of Mind: Understanding Concepts and Relations between Mental Activities.

Schwanenflugel, Paula J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ496723

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Publication Date: 1994

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Developing Theories of Mind: Understanding Concepts and Relations between Mental Activities.

Schwanenflugel, Paula J.; And Others

Child Development, v65 n6 p1546-63 Dec 1994

Examined 8- and 10-year olds' understanding of the unique features of and potential relations among mental activities. Found a developing tendency to organize mental activities on the degree to which memory was a component of the activity. Results suggest that a constructivist theory of mind develops in later childhood. (AA)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Processes, Memory, Metacognition, Misconceptions, Recognition (Psychology)

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Language: English

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