Desires and beliefs: the development of second-order Theory of Mind reasoning in preschoolers and in school-age children

Our findings provide preliminary evidence for the developmental acquisitions of second-order recursive thinking about the understanding of desires and beliefs.

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Frontiers in Psychology
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2025-03-06
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1525368
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Child and Animal Learning Development
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Desires and beliefs: the development of second-order Theory of Mind reasoning in preschoolers and in school-age children

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Abstract

Our findings provide preliminary evidence for the developmental acquisitions of second-order recursive thinking about the understanding of desires and beliefs.

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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT), University of Bergamo (IT)
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