Predictions on Different Components of Early Theory of Mind by Diverse Tasks of Executive Function
不同维度的执行功能与早期心理理论的关系

The Unexpected Location Task-the Unexpected Content Task,and other three different types of executive function(EF) tasks were used to investigate the relationship between EF and theory of mind(ToM) in 60 children at 2 ages(3 and 4 years).Results suggested that performance in the EF tasks combined with working memory and inhibitory control could well predict performance of the ability to discriminate self and other's mental state;In the early development of false belief understanding,the relations between executive function and theory of mind focus on: the relation between understanding of self false belief and the executive function combined with working memory and inhibitory control;the relation between understanding of other's false belief and working memory executive function.