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Understanding the Development of Mental Representation from a socio-cultural perspective

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K04327
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Educational psychology
Research InstitutionOsaka Shoin Women's University

Principal Investigator

Tsuji Hiromi  大阪樟蔭女子大学, 学芸学部, 教授 (80411453)

Research Collaborator MITCHELL Peter  
TOI Yoko  
YAMADA Chieko  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords心の理論 / 実行機能 / 心的状態語 / 誤信念理解 / 視線解析 / 言語 / 文化 / 誤信念課題 / 言語処理 / 視線 / 教育系心理学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the role of language and cognitive control in the development of theory-of-mind (ToM), which is the ability to infer inner-states of other people. Three year-old children’s use of mental state words was related to the early phase of development of ToM. The use of mental state words predicted the subsequent development of cognitive control, which was concurrently related to the development of ToM. These relationships suggest that the early use of mental state words provides a foundation for cognitive control and the subsequent development of ToM. Causality of events was also related to ToM, with and without the influence of cognitive control. For the inference of other people’s inner states, the processing of linguistic information impacted significantly on the performance of ToM, suggesting that language may play a more significant role than has previously been reported.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

縦断および横断デザインを用いた研究から,他者の内面を理解する力(心の理論)の発達を言語と認知コントロールの両面から検討し,幼児初期からの言語と認知コントロールのはたらきの重要性を明らかにすることができた。これらは,幼児初期の言語や認知コントロールを育む環境設定の重要性を示唆する。また,日本語話者を対象として検討した本研究では,これまでのインド・ヨーロッパ言語話者を対象とした心の理論研究知見には見られていない現象が確認されたことから,文化と言語が社会認知全般とその発達にもたらす影響を社会文化(マクロ)視点と視線や注意などの低次元の情報処理(マイクロ)視点から検討していく意義や可能性が見出せた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 9 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Nottingham(英国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Modelling the executive components involved in processing false belief and mechanical/intentional sequences2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji, Peter Mitchell
    • Journal Title

      British Journal of Developmental Psychology

      Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Pages: 184-198

    • DOI

      10.1111/bjdp.12266

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The effect of language on mindreading processes in children2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Journal Title

      大阪樟蔭女子大学研究紀要

      Volume: 9 Pages: 71-78

    • NAID

      120006784345

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Parental reports on children's mental state language predicts executive processing at three years of age2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Journal Title

      IEICE Technical Report

      Volume: 118 Pages: 89-93

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 自己概念発達スケール日本語版の開発と妥当性の検討: 心的状態語と社会認知発達との関係から2018

    • Author(s)
      辻弘美 戸井洋子
    • Journal Title

      国際幼児教育研究

      Volume: 印刷中

    • NAID

      130008022054

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Depicting a protagonist’s false-belief in the Frog Story: An investigation of linguistic and evaluative strategies used in written and oral narratives2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Journal Title

      大阪樟蔭女子大学研究紀要

      Volume: 8 Pages: 59-68

    • NAID

      120006405923

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] When Do Japanese-Speaking People Use Mental Verbs?2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Journal Title

      大阪樟蔭女子大学研究紀要

      Volume: 7 Pages: 27-38

    • NAID

      120005972658

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Japanese Children's Understanding of Events -Representations of Causality and Intentionality Predict Theory of Mind Understanding-2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Journal Title

      電子情報通信学会技術報告 IEICE Technical Report

      Volume: 116 Pages: 41-45

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Parental reports on children's mental state language predicts executive processing at three years of age2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Organizer
      電子情報通信学会 ヒューマンコミ ュニケーション基 礎研究会「コミュ ニケーションの心 理とライフステー ジ、および一般」
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Cognitive underpinnings for mindful-conversational competence: the role of executive functions in socio-cognitive development2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji, Peter Mitchell
    • Organizer
      Jean Piaget Society Annual Meeting 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Four-year-olds working memory and inhibitory control can predict the development of communicative competence one year later2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Organizer
      British Psychological Society Developmental Section 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 誤信念課題遂行過程における言語処理の役割の検討2018

    • Author(s)
      辻弘美
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会第82回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Invisible agency: How do Japanese adults and children use language to retrodict false belief events ?2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Organizer
      The 14 International Congress for the Study of Child Language
    • Place of Presentation
      University Lyon 2, Campus Berges du Rhone (France)
    • Year and Date
      2017-07-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Invisible agency: How do Japanese adults and children use language to retrodict false belief events ?2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Organizer
      14th International Congress for the Study of Child Language
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 自己概念の育ちと心的状態語の獲得が社会的認知の発達に及ぼす影響2017

    • Author(s)
      辻弘美 戸井洋子
    • Organizer
      国際幼児教育学会第38回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Is the false-belief task the best measure of mentalising ability?2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Organizer
      British Psychological Society Developmental Section 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Can executive functions be used to predict the development of mentalizing ability in Japanese children?2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Organizer
      The 31st International Congress of Psychology 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Pacifico Yokohama(神奈川県横浜市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-27
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Developmental and cultural influences in theory of mind and person perception (Symposium)2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji, Peter Mitchell
    • Organizer
      The 31st International Congress of Psychology 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Pacifico Yokohama(神奈川県横浜市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] How do Japanese children benefit from mindreading training? Finding from a detailed examination of the training process2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiromi Tsuji
    • Organizer
      The 31st International Congress of Psychology 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Pacifico Yokohama(神奈川県横浜市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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