1 Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: diane.poulindubois@concordia.ca.

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

Prog Brain Res. 2020; 254:141-166

Authors: Poulin-Dubois D

Abstract

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 factors contributing to individual differences in theory of mind skills in preschoolers, the current replication crisis in theory of mind in infancy, the stability of theory of mind from infancy to childhood, and recent research suggesting that infants' concept of false belief is, at best, immature (e.g., overattribution to inanimate agents). Future directions in theory of mind research are suggested.

PMID: 32859285 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]