Theory of mind

Watch the following short film, theory of mind.mov, which demonstrates the theory of mind using a juice box experiment.

At around four years of age, a fundamental change occurs in children’s understanding of others’ behaviors or what is also called theory of mind. Using your knowledge from our readings, watch the video to determine which stage both Jacob and Patrick are currently in respectively.

Discuss both Jacob’s and Patrick’s reaction to the “mean monkey.” What stage would Erickson say each child is in? How do these different stages influence their values and attitudes? Do you think it is possible for a child over the age of three to have trouble understanding that his or her beliefs can be false? Explain your reasoning.

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Jacob can is a child who is in the second stage according to Eric Erikson. According to Erikson, this is the stage of autonomy, shame and doubt. Jacob gains confidence that in the Juice packet there are ropes inside. The first time he was asked what was in the packet he seemed to be rather nervous while answering the question. However, the researcher’s approach to the answer given by the child can be said to have boosted the confidence in him in which he did learn that he can trust the researcher. In the……………….

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