2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development and Support of Executive Function and Theory of Mind in Young Children
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18730411
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Educational psychology
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| Research Institution | Shizuoka University |
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Principal Investigator |
GOSHIKI Toru Shizuoka University, 教育学部, 准教授 (40332689)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2009
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| Keywords | 心の理論 / 実行機能 / 誤信念課題 / 視線手がかり / 無関連言語音効果 / 発達障害 |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study examined the irrelevant speech, the irrelevant moving-objects and gaze as restrictions on theory of mind (ToM) and executive function (EF) in young children. The results showed the irrelevant speech effect (ISE) on the false belief tasks and a few EF tasks (Ex. the stroop task), a change of the gaze effect between the ages of 3 and 5. In addition, it was examined that a method of provide support and guidance on everyday tasks which need EF and ToM for children with developmental disorder by visual cues, oral assignments and gaze cues.
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