Young Children's Cognitive Development : Interrelationships Among Executive Functioning, Working Memory, Verbal Ability, and Theory of Mind

ISBN-13: 9780805849066 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 328 str.

Wolfgang Schneider; Ruth Schumann-Hengsteler; Beate Sodian

Opis

A critical part of early child development is the growth of theory of mind, which is the ability to attribute mental sates to oneself and others. Schneider (University of W rzburg) presents work which looks at the connections drawn between the development of theory of mind, the acquisition of verbal abilities, and the development of other critica

Recenzje

"This book integrates research on working memory, language acquisition, executive functions, and theory of mind pertaining to young children. Recommended."

—CHOICE

Spis treści

Contents: W. Schneider, R. Schumann-Hengsteler, B. Sodian, Introduction and Overview. J. Towse, N. Cowan, Working Memory and Its Relevance for Cognitive Development. C. Zoelch, K. Seitz, R. Schumann-Hengsteler, From Rag(Bag)s to Riches: Measuring the Developing Central Executive. P.D. Zelazo, L. Qu, U. Müller, Hot and Cool Aspects of Executive Function: Relations in Early Development. B. Sodian, Theory of Mind--The Case for Conceptual Development. L.J. Moses, S.M. Carlson, M.A. Sabbagh, On the Specificity of the Relation Between Executive Function and Children's Theory of Mind. D.F. Bjorklund, C.A. Cormier, J.S. Rosenberg, The Evolution of Theory of Mind: Big Brains, Social Complexity, and Inhibition. B. Sodian, C. Hülsken, The Developmental Relation of Theory of Mind and Executive Functions: A Study of Advanced Theory of Mind Abilities in Children With ADHD. W. Kain, J. Perner, What fMRI Can Tell Us About the ToM-EF Connection: False Beliefs, Working Memory, and Inhibition. M. Hasselhorn, C. Mähler, D. Grube, Theory of Mind, Working Memory, and Verbal Ability in Preschool Children: The Proposal of a Relay Race Model of the Developmental Dependencies. H. Tager-Flusberg, R.M. Joseph, Theory of Mind, Language, and Executive Functions in Autism: A Longitudinal Perspective. W. Schneider, K. Lockl, O. Fernandez, Interrelationships Among Theory of Mind, Executive Control, Language Development, and Working Memory in Young Children: A Longitudinal Analysis. K. Oberauer, Executive Functions, Working Memory, Verbal Ability, and Theory of Mind--Does It All Come Together?

O autorze

Wolfgang Schneider, Ruth Schumann-Hengsteler, Beate Sodian