Children’s understanding of the mind’s involvement in pretense: do words bend the truth?

摘要: Many have thought that children an early appreciation of the role mind in pretense, fitting with notion pretend play is, general, a ‘zone proximal development’ (Vygotsky, 1978). Although results from several experiments are against this hypothesis, evidence line research has been questioned because thus far always used word ‘pretend’. Young might perfectly clear understanding pretense involves mind, but mismapped ‘pretend’ onto non-mental correlates pretending, like action and costume. Two tested possibility. Four-year-olds were shown videos people engaging real activities asked questions regarding mind; for half was to describe activity, it not. Contrary even when not used, roughly 4-year-olds failed designate as involving mental activity. Consistent prior work, more age cognizant mind’s involvement than physical actions.