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Naïve Theories of Biology, Physics, and Psychology in Children with ASD.

Author(s): Poulin-Dubois D, Dutemple E, Burnside K

Theory of mind is defined as the understanding that mental states predict and explain people's behaviors. It develops around the age of 4 but seems to remain deficient in people with ASD, whereas other forms of naïve understanding remain intact. This st...

Article GUID: 33385282
Infants Generalize Beliefs Across Individuals.

Author(s): Burnside K, Neumann C, Poulin-Dubois D

It has been argued that infants possess a rich, sophisticated theory of mind (ToM) that is only revealed with tasks based on spontaneous responses. A mature (ToM) implies the understanding that mental states are person specific. Previous studies on infants&...

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Theory of mind development: State of the science and future directions.

Author(s): Poulin-Dubois D

This chapter offers a brief overview of how research on theory of mind development has developed over the recent years, with a focus on current research and theoretical accounts of theory of mind during the infancy period. The topics covered include the fac...

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Concurrent Validity of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT): Socio-cognitive and Verbal Skills in 18-Month-Old Infants.

Author(s): Ruel A, Chiarella SS, Crivello C, Poulin-Dubois D

J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Feb 04;: Authors: Ruel A, Chiarella SS, Crivello C, Poulin-Dubois D

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Selective social learning in infancy: looking for mechanisms.

Author(s): Crivello C, Phillips S, Poulin-Dubois D

Dev Sci. 2018 05;21(3):e12592 Authors: Crivello C, Phillips S, Poulin-Dubois D

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Probing the depth of infants' theory of mind: disunity in performance across paradigms.

Author(s): Poulin-Dubois D, Yott J

Dev Sci. 2018 Jul;21(4):e12600 Authors: Poulin-Dubois D, Yott J

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Knowing who knows: Metacognitive and causal learning abilities guide infants' selective social learning.

Author(s): Kuzyk O, Grossman S, Poulin-Dubois D

Dev Sci. 2019 Sep 13;:e12904 Authors: Kuzyk O, Grossman S, Poulin-Dubois D

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Social orienting predicts implicit false belief understanding in preschoolers.

Author(s): Burnside K, Wright K, Poulin-Dubois D

J Exp Child Psychol. 2018 11;175:67-79 Authors: Burnside K, Wright K, Poulin-Dubois D

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Toddlers' attention to intentions-in-action in learning novel action words.

Author(s): Poulin-Dubois D, Forbes JN

Dev Psychol. 2002 Jan;38(1):104-14 Authors: Poulin-Dubois D, Forbes JN

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The developmental origins of naïve psychology in infancy.

Author(s): Poulin-Dubois D, Brooker I, Chow V

Adv Child Dev Behav. 2009;37:55-104 Authors: Poulin-Dubois D, Brooker I, Chow V

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The effects of bilingualism on toddlers' executive functioning.

Author(s): Poulin-Dubois D, Blaye A, Coutya J, Bialystok E

J Exp Child Psychol. 2011 Mar;108(3):567-79 Authors: Poulin-Dubois D, Blaye A, Coutya J, Bialystok E

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Biological motion primes the animate/inanimate distinction in infancy.

Author(s): Poulin-Dubois D, Crivello C, Wright K

PLoS One. 2015;10(2):e0116910 Authors: Poulin-Dubois D, Crivello C, Wright K

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The eyes know it: Toddlers' visual scanning of sad faces is predicted by their theory of mind skills.

Author(s): Poulin-Dubois D, Hastings PD, Chiarella SS, Geangu E, Hauf P, Ruel A, Johnson A

PLoS One. 2018;13(12):e0208524 Authors: Poulin-Dubois D, Hastings PD, Chiarella SS, Geangu E, Hauf P, Ruel A, Johnson A

Article GUID: 30521593
Title:Naïve Theories of Biology, Physics, and Psychology in Children with ASD.
Authors:Poulin-Dubois D,  Dutemple E,  Burnside K
Link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33385282
DOI:10.1007/s10803-020-04813-9
Category:J Autism Dev Disord
PMID:33385282
Dept Affiliation: PSYCHOLOGY
1 Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montréal, Québec, Canada. diane.poulindubois@concordia.ca.
2 Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

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Naïve Theories of Biology, Physics, and Psychology in Children with ASD.

J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Jan 01; :

Authors: Poulin-Dubois D, Dutemple E, Burnside K

Abstract

Theory of mind is defined as the understanding that mental states predict and explain people's behaviors. It develops around the age of 4 but seems to remain deficient in people with ASD, whereas other forms of naïve understanding remain intact. This study compares children with ASD to neurotypical children on tasks measuring naïve psychology, physics, and biology (biological parts). Results suggest that children with ASD only underperform on an implicit false belief task. Performances in naïve biology and physics were equivalent across the two groups and uncorrelated to performance on the false belief task. This confirms that naïve physics and biological reasoning are intact in children with ASD but that tracking false beliefs is challenging for this population.

PMID: 33385282 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]