Cognition 2

Posted: September 24th, 2015

A)What is theory of mind(ToM)? Describe how this ability develops over the first five years of life? Provide empirical support.
(B)Compare and contrast various theories that account for the development of ToM. What are competence change based and conceptual change-based proposals of the development of ToM. What type of data is required to confirm each proposal?
(C)Describe how ToM relates to executive functioning/executive control. What
is the relationship between infant’s understanding of agents and ToM?
Provide empirical evidence to support the idea.