While a major aim of cognitive science is to understand human cognition, our conclusions
are based on unrepresentative samples of the world's population. A new wave of cross …

Abstract Theory of mind (ToM), the ability to understand and reason about mental states, has
been extensively studied in young children and clinical populations. A growing interest in …

All countries distinguish between minors and adults for various legal purposes. Recent US
Supreme Court cases concerning the legal status of juveniles have consulted psychological …

This meta‐analysis seeks to integrate findings from 25 years of research on family correlates
of young children's false belief understanding (FBU). Using data from 93 studies of 3‐to 7 …

This 5‐year longitudinal study investigated advanced theory‐of‐mind (AToM) development
in 161 German 5‐to 10‐year‐olds (89 females, 72 males). Core aspects of AToM developed …

Abstract Theory of Mind (ToM) is one of the core abilities that allows children to connect
socially with others and to consider others' perspectives. Historically, most research on ToM …

Abstract Advanced Theory of Mind (AToM) refers to the age-related progressions in
mindreading that occur in the development of theory of mind after the age of 5 years. Despite …

This study of 241 parent–child dyads from the United Kingdom (N= 120, Mage= 3.92, SD=
0.53) and Hong Kong (N= 121, Mage= 3.99, SD= 0.50) breaks new ground by adopting a …

Studies with preschool children have shown significant links between children's executive
function (EF) and theory of mind (ToM), but few studies have examined these associations in …

In this review, we call for a cross-cultural examination of mentalizing. To this end, we first
outline theoretical directions for understanding mentalizing in the context of the universalism …