DECEPTION BEFORE THREE-YEARS-OLD? A VIEW FROM THEORY OF MIND DEVELOPMENT

Authors

  • Jacqueline Benavides Delgado UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Keywords:

Teoria de la mente, engaño, desarrollo cognitivo, Theory of mind, cognitive development, early childhood, deception

Abstract

The frequent use of false beliefs, as tasks that account for the level of understanding that children have the mind of others, has received significant criticism (Bloom & German, 2000).New methodological alternatives emerged in the 80's (e.g., Chandler, Fritz & Hala, 1989) in order to ensure that children through genuine capacity to deceive, demonstrating a level of understanding of the mind of others. Currently, the debate is in force (Newton, Reddy & Bull, 2000; Reddy, 2008) but has taken different paths. The article tries to recreate this debate and show that the methodologies used so far have prevented significant mental abilities study in children under 3 years.

Author Biography

Jacqueline Benavides Delgado, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Psicologa Universidad de los Andes. Master en maltrato Infantil Universidad del Pais Vasco, DEA UNED España desarrollo cognitivo- Doctorado (En proceso) Univalle, Psicologia. Profesora Departamento de psicologia

Published

2010-11-09

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