| Presentation | 2015-01-30 Comparison of Japanese and Australian adults in theory of mind : Investigating the use of subject and mental state language Kaoru TOYAMA, Kana IMUTA, Virginia SLAUGHTER, Michiteru KITAZAKI, Shoji ITAKURA, |
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| Abstract(in English) | The abundance of research on theory-of-mind development in young children has led to several meta-analyses on this topic, one of which has examined the effect of culture. It is known that children from the Australian culture pass standard false-belief tasks at the earliest point in development, whereas children from Japan pass the tasks the latest. Naito and Koyama (2006) have attributed this delay in development to the limited use of mental state words in the Japanese language. Because children's theory-of-mind development is intimately linked to language input from the mother, it is essential to first investigate whether there are differences in adults' use of mental state language across cultures. In the present study, we therefore compared adults from two different cultures-- Australia and Japan. |
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| Keyword(in English) | theory of mind / cultural difference / language / adults |
| Paper # | HCS2014-91 |
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| Conference Date | 2015/1/23(1days) |
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| Language | JPN |
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| Title (in English) | Comparison of Japanese and Australian adults in theory of mind : Investigating the use of subject and mental state language |
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| Keyword(1) | theory of mind |
| Keyword(2) | cultural difference |
| Keyword(3) | language |
| Keyword(4) | adults |
| 1st Author's Name | Kaoru TOYAMA |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Department of Child Education and Welfare, Oosaka International College() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Kana IMUTA |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | School of Psychology, The university of Queensland |
| 3rd Author's Name | Virginia SLAUGHTER |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | School of Psychology, The university of Queensland |
| 4th Author's Name | Michiteru KITAZAKI |
| 4th Author's Affiliation | Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology |
| 5th Author's Name | Shoji ITAKURA |
| 5th Author's Affiliation | Department of Psychology, Kyoto University |
| Date | 2015-01-30 |
| Paper # | HCS2014-91 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.114 |
| Number (no) | 440 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 5 |
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