Psychological Development and Education ›› 2002, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (2): 85-91.

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On the Relation Between Theory of Mind and Language Ability

MO Shu-liang, SU Yan-jie   

  1. department of Psychology, Beijing University, Beijing 100871
  • Online:2002-04-15 Published:2002-04-15

Abstract: many investigators have increasingly focused on the relation between theory of mind and language ability.The relative researches on this point in non-human primates,normal children and subjects of special group(e.g.individual with Autism) were reviewed and commented through evolutionary and developmental lines.It is suggestedthat deifinite language ability may be the basis of passing false belife tasks of theory of mind,but the relationship isvery complicated.Theory of mind and language ability may follow different developmental law,but tyey are concomitant and interactive.

Key words: Theory of mind, language ability, false belief, verbal task and non-verbal task

CLC Number: 

  • B844.1
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