A Comparison of Children's Ability to Read Children's and Adults' Mental States in an Adaptation of the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task

The ability to read mental states from subtle facial cues is an important part of Theory of Mind, which can contribute to children's daily life social functioning. Mental state reading performance is influenced by the specific interactions in which it is applied; familiarity with characteristic...

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Main Authors: Anna van der Meulen, Simone Roerig, Doret de Ruyter, Pol van Lier, Lydia Krabbendam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00594/full