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Development of children’s knowledge about the mental world

John H. Flavell

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

This article is a survey of research on the childhood acquisition of knowledge about the mind, especially work done during the past two decades under the heading of theory-of-mind development. It begins with a history of research in this area. This is followed by a brief summary of principal theories and findings. The article concludes with some guesses about future research in this exciting area of cognitive development.

International Journal of Behavioral Development, Vol. 24, No. 1, 15-23 (2000)
DOI: 10.1080/016502500383421
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