Theory of mind in bilingual and monolingual preschool children
This research examined whether theory of mind (ToM) development differs in bilingual and monolingual preschool children. Three false belief tasks were given to 163 Kurdish-Persian bilingual and Persian monolingual preschool children. Bilingual children performed significantly better than monolingua...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
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Kamla-Raj Enterprises
2010
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17375/1/Theory%20of%20mind%20in%20bilingual%20and%20monolingual%20preschool%20children.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17375/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Language: | English English |
| Summary: | This research examined whether theory of mind (ToM) development differs in bilingual and monolingual
preschool children. Three false belief tasks were given to 163 Kurdish-Persian bilingual and Persian monolingual preschool children. Bilingual children performed significantly better than monolingual children in their ToM. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that, bilingualism contributed significantly to the prediction of preschoolers’ ToM development when age and verbal ability were controlled. |
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