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  1. The Child's Theory of Mind.Henry M. Wellman - 1990 - MIT Press (MA).
    Do children have a theory of mind? If they do, at what age is it acquired? What is the content of the theory, and how does it differ from that of adults? The Child's Theory of Mind integrates the diverse strands of this rapidly expanding field of study. It charts children's knowledge about a fundamental topic - the mind - and characterizes that developing knowledge as a coherent commonsense theory, strongly advancing the understanding of everyday theories as well as the (...)
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  • The Relation Between Emotion Understanding and Theory of Mind in Children Aged 3 to 8: The Key Role of Language.Ilaria Grazzani, Veronica Ornaghi, Elisabetta Conte, Alessandro Pepe & Claudia Caprin - 2018 - Frontiers in Psychology 9.
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  • Longitudinal associations between children's understanding of emotions and theory of mind.Marion O'Brien, Jennifer Miner Weaver, Jackie A. Nelson, Susan D. Calkins, Esther M. Leerkes & Stuart Marcovitch - 2011 - Cognition and Emotion 25 (6):1074-1086.
    Theory of mind competence and knowledge of emotions were studied longitudinally in a sample of preschoolers aged 3 (n=263) and 4 (n=244) years. Children were assessed using standard measures of theory of mind and emotion knowledge. Three competing hypotheses were tested regarding the developmental associations between children's theory of mind abilities and their knowledge of emotions. First, that an understanding of emotion develops early and informs children's understanding of others’ thinking. Alternatively, having a basic theory of mind may help children (...)
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