Children's Understanding That People Have Mental States Such as Thoughts

question 7

Multiple Choice

Children's understanding that people have mental states such as thoughts, beliefs, and desires that affect their behavior is termed:

• A)theory of mind
• B)identity
• C)behavioral script
• D)collective self

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Definitions:

Pre-identify

The process of recognizing or determining specific characteristics or criteria before initiating a task or study, often used to streamline subsequent processes or analyses.

Kindergarten Student

is a child attending the first year of school, which is typically designed for children five to six years old, prior to entering first grade.

Observer Drift

A situation that occurs when at some point in the observation process the criteria the rater is using to respond to each item changes.

Systematic Error

A situation that occurs when a test being used consistently measures a domain other than the trait it was designed to assess.