Theory of mind and features of creating discourse in children from 4 to 6 years

Authors

  • Анна Юрьевна Уланова Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13, corp. 1, Yaroslavskaya ul., Moscow, 129366, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu16.2016.313

Abstract

Th e article presents the results of a study of the Th eory of Mind as a mental basis of the process of creating narrations during communication. Methodical tasks and methods of evaluation were con-structed to describe communication messages. Analysis of various information parameters of narra-tions was carried out on basis of more than 150 retellings of preschool children about events relating diff erent content: events of mental and physical causality and humorous events. Th e results demon-strate the consistency in development of mental understanding and informative retellings as well as some features in the construction of narratives.

Keywords:

Theory of mind, communicative success, narrative discourse, the information content of messages

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Published

2016-11-07

How to Cite

Уланова, А. Ю. (2016). Theory of mind and features of creating discourse in children from 4 to 6 years. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology, (3), 151–158. https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu16.2016.313

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0th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “PSYCHOLOGY OF THE 21st CENTURY: RUSSIAN