Book Review. "Children Talk about the Mind," by K. Bartsch and H. M. Wellman.

Taylor, Marjorie; Sabbagh, Mark A.

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ERIC Number: EJ533055

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Publication Date: 1996

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Book Review. "Children Talk about the Mind," by K. Bartsch and H. M. Wellman.

Taylor, Marjorie; Sabbagh, Mark A.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v42 n4 p612-18 Oct 1996

Argues that Bartsch and Wellman are successful in analyzing natural language to understand the emergence and development of a theory of mind in everyday social interaction. Discusses their delineation of the transition from a focus on desire to a concept of belief, and describes their views on contextual and cultural variables in theory of mind development. (EV)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Book Reviews, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Interpersonal Relationship

Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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