Matched False-Belief Performance during Verbal and Nonverbal Interference

Autor/inn/en	Dungan, James; Saxe, Rebecca
Titel	Matched False-Belief Performance during Verbal and Nonverbal Interference
Quelle	In: Cognitive Science, 36 (2012) 6, S.1148-1156 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0364-0213
DOI	10.1111/j.1551-6709.2012.01248.x
Schlagwörter	Adults; Theory of Mind; Interference (Learning); Verbal Communication; Nonverbal Communication; Spatial Ability; Short Term Memory; Executive Function; Undergraduate Students; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Language has been shown to play a key role in the development of a child's theory of mind, but its role in adult belief reasoning remains unclear. One recent study used verbal and nonverbal interference during a false-belief task to show that accurate belief reasoning in adults necessarily requires language (Newton & de Villiers, 2007). The strength of this inference depends on the cognitive processes that are matched between the verbal and nonverbal inference tasks. Here, we matched the two interference tasks in terms of their effects on spatial working memory. We found equal success on false-belief reasoning during both verbal and nonverbal interference, suggesting that language is not specifically necessary for adult theory of mind. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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