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3). A very important change takes place in children's minds somewhere between the ages of three and five and while they are initially unable to extract complex meaning from their surrounding environment, they gradually start to understand more regarding what happens around them and develop a theory of mind (Bower, 92).
Studies concerning the theory of mind have also been performed using chimpanzees. Although it is very difficult and almost impossible to determine whether or not chimpanzees have a theory of mind, researchers determined that these animals are likely to predict the behavior of an individual who has a false belief. While chimps find it difficult to predict thinking in other individuals, children appear to be better prepared to deal with such conditions. Intuition is one of the primary concepts fueling children in developing a theory of mind, as they start to put themselves in someone else's shoes at a young age and think about what the respective...
Children within this group are actually likely to believe that a person's mind is not functional when the respective individual stands still and without thinking about anything in particular (Bower, 93).
Works cited:
Bower, Bruce, "A Child's Theory of Mind," Retrieved January 14, 2012, from the Students' Home Page for Psych 100 Research Participation Requirement Website: http://fleen.psych.udel.edu/articles/AEP98.5.19.PDF
Doherty, Martin J. "Theory of mind: how children understand others' thoughts and feelings," Taylor & Francis, 2009.
Works cited:
Bower, Bruce, "A Child's Theory of Mind," Retrieved January 14, 2012, from the Students' Home Page for Psych 100 Research Participation Requirement Website: http://fleen.psych.udel.edu/articles/AEP98.5.19.PDF
Doherty, Martin J. "Theory of mind: how children understand others' thoughts and feelings," Taylor & Francis, 2009.
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