摘要：The present study applied the research of Endres(2003) to investigate understandings of theory of mind by 3- and 4-year olds based on false belief,perspective taking,and intention. Participants were 86 3- and 96 4-year old children in three kindergartens. Individual interviews were conducted for each task. Results showed that 4-year-olds scored higher than 3-year-olds on all three variables. Both 3- and 4-year-olds scored highest on perspective taking and lowest on intention. These results suggest that children's understandings of the theory of mind are still developing between 3 and 4 years of age and that their understanding of intention develops more slowly thanfalse belief and perspective taking..
关键词：understanding of the theory of mind;false belief;perspective taking;intention;3세 유아;3-year-old children;4세 유아;4-year-old children
