Children΄s understanding of display rules : the role of second-order intentions
Part of : Hellenic journal of psychology ; Vol.4, No.1, 2007, pages 36-51
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The present study examined the hypothesis that children's understanding ofdisplay rules is associated with their ability to attribute second-order intentions. Seventy two4- to 6-year-old children participated in the study. Children completed a task measuringtheir ability to understand prosocial and self-protective display rules as well as a task thatassessed their ability to attribute second-order intentions to others. Results showed thatperformance on the display-rule task and on the second-order intention task improvedsignificantly over the age range examined. Children who demonstrated a capacity toattribute second-order intentions to others were better at predicting prosocial and selfprotectivedisplay rules than children who did not have this capacity. In contrast, childrenwho failed the second-order intention task tended to fail the display-rule task. These resultssuggest that second-order reasoning about others' intentions is fundamental to children'sunderstanding of display rules.
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display rules, second-order intention, theory of mind
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