Describe How Children's Theory of Mind Develops from Age 2

question 8

Essay

Describe how children's theory of mind develops from age 2 to age 5. (a) What do 3- and 5-year-old children understand about the associations among emotions, perceptions, beliefs, desires, and actions that 2-year-old children do not understand? (b) What types of errors are typically made by children of age 2 that are not typically made by children of age 3? (c) What types of errors are typically made by children of age 3 that are not typically made by children of age 5?

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