Evidence for early sensitivity to mental states.

Question 1

What did Bartsch & Wellman (1995) find about early sensitivity to mental states?

Answer 1

They found that mental states appear in the speech of 2-3-year-olds, indicating early sensitivity to others’ thoughts and feelings.

Question 2

What did Meltzoff (1995) discover about infants’ understanding of mental states?

Answer 2

Meltzoff found that infants imitated intended actions rather than the actual actions, suggesting an early understanding of others’ intentions.

Question 3

What did Onishi & Baillargeon (2005) find about 15-month-olds and false beliefs?

Answer 3

Onishi & Baillargeon showed that 15-month-olds understand false beliefs in a violation of expectation task, indicating early development of Theory of Mind.

Question 4

What did Kovács et al. (2010) discover about 7-month-olds’ understanding of others’ beliefs?

Answer 4

Kovács et al. found that 7-month-olds automatically encode others’ beliefs, suggesting even younger infants have an early sensitivity to mental states.

Question 5

Who found that mental states appear in the speech of 2-3-year-olds?

Answer 5

Bartsch & Wellman (1995)

Question 6

Who discovered that infants imitate intended actions rather than actual actions?

Answer 6

Meltzoff (1995)

Question 7

Who demonstrated that 15-month-olds understand false beliefs in a violation of expectation task?

Answer 7

Onishi & Baillargeon (2005)

Question 8

Who found that 7-month-olds automatically encode others’ beliefs?

Answer 8

Kovács et al. (2010)