APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Social Perspective Taking, Mental Attention, Language, and Executive Function

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Developmental

  • Keely Owens-Jaffray
    Trent University Durham
  • Ashley Toohey
    Trent University Durham
  • Nancie Im-Bolter
    Trent University Durham

Abstract

The current study investigates the role of mental attention, language, and executive function in social perspective taking in children and adolescents. Although language and mental attention predicted social perspective taking in both groups, different executive processes contributed to social perspective taking in children and adolescents.

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