APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Socioeconomic Status, Deafness, and Theory of Mind
- John Mitchell
Georgia Institute of Technology - Christopher Stanzione
Georgia Tech
Abstract
We investigated theory of mind (ToM) with a diverse population of 196 children: Deaf, low SES, and high SES. Using the ToM scale, we found that Deaf children are not as delayed in ToM as previously suggested, yet perform similarly to hearing children from low SES backgrounds.
Social Cognition