Let's Share Perspectives! Mentalistic Skills Involved in Cooperation

  1. Sidera, Francesc 1
  2. Serrat, Elisabet 1
  3. Serrano, Jèssica 1
  4. Rostan, Carles 1
  5. Caño, Agnès 1
  6. Amadó, Anna 1
  1. 1 Universitat de Girona
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    Universitat de Girona

    Girona, España

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Revista:
International Journal of Educational Psychology: IJEP

ISSN: 2014-3591

Año de publicación: 2013

Volumen: 2

Número: 3

Páginas: 325-352

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Previous research has found a link between theory of mind and cooperation. The aim of this study is to deepen into this relationship, to identify which theory of mind skills are more related to the cooperative ability on a referential communication task. A total of 50 children from first and fifth grade completed a battery of theory of mind tasks, and also a cooperative task where children worked in pairs to build block models. Each pair was composed by a builder and a guide, who gave instructions to his partner about how to build a replica of the model. The results show a significant relationship between the theory of mind skills and cooperation. Specifically, we found that the second-order false-belief task was the variable most related to cooperation after controlling the effect of age. In addition, we observed that the mentalist skills were more important for cooperation in the builders than in the guides. Finally, we discuss the findings of this study and make suggestions for the future.

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