Early Reasoning about Desires: Evidence from 14- and 18-Month-Olds.

Repacholi, Betty M.; Gopnik, Alison

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ERIC Number: EJ543373

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Publication Date: 1997

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Early Reasoning about Desires: Evidence from 14- and 18-Month-Olds.

Repacholi, Betty M.; Gopnik, Alison

Developmental Psychology, v33 n1 p12-21 Jan 1997

Observed infants' responses in a food-requested procedure to explore their understanding of other people's desires. Found that only the 18-month-olds were able to engage in some form of desire reasoning. Children not only inferred that another person held a desire, but also recognized how desires were related to emotions and understood something about the subjectivity of these desires. (MOK)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Developmental Stages, Emotional Response, Infants, Thinking Skills

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Language: English

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