Individual differences in executive functioning and theory of mind: An investigation of inhibitory control and planning ability

被引：345

作者：

Carlson, SM ^{[1
]}

Moses, LJ

Claxton, LJ

机构：

[1] Univ Washington, Dept Psychol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[2] Univ Oregon, Dept Psychol, Eugene, OR 97403 USA

[3] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Psychol, Amherst, MA 01002 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY | 2004年 / 87卷 / 04期

关键词：

executive function; inhibition; planning; theory of mind;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jecp.2004.01.002

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

This research examined the relative contributions of two aspects of executive function-inhibitory control and planning ability-to theory of mind in 49 3- and 4-year-olds. Children were given two standard theory of mind measures (Appearance-Reality and False Belief), three inhibitory control tasks (Bear/Dragon, Whisper, and Gift Delay), three planning tasks (Tower of Hanoi, Truck Loading, and Kitten Delivery), and a receptive vocabulary test (Pea-body Picture Vocabulary Test [PPVT-3]). Multiple regression analyses indicated that two inhibition tasks (Bear/Dragon and Whisper) were significantly related to theory of mind after accounting for age, receptive vocabulary, and planning. In contrast, the planning tasks did not share unique variance with theory of mind. These results increase our understanding of the specific nature of executive function-theory of mind relations during early childhood. Published by Elsevier Inc.

引用

页码：299 / 319

页数：21

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