Moral Judgment and Its Relation to Second-Order Theory of Mind

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作者：
Fu, Genyue [1 ]
Xiao, Wen S. [1 ,2 ]
Killen, Melanie [3 ]
Lee, Kang [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Zhejiang Normal Univ, Sch Presch Teacher Educ, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Toronto, Dr Eric Jackman Inst Child Study, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
[3] Univ Maryland, Dept Human Dev & Quantitat Methodol, Bethesda, MD USA
来源：
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2014年 / 50卷 / 08期
关键词：
moral judgment; theory of mind; first-order theory of mind; second-order theory of mind; accidental transgression; FALSE-BELIEF; CHILDRENS JUDGMENTS; MENTAL STATES; RESPONSIBILITY; INTENTION; ATTRIBUTION; ASSIGNMENT; KNOWLEDGE;
D O I：
10.1037/a0037077
中图分类号：
B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];
学科分类号：
040202 ;
摘要：
Recent research indicates that moral judgment and 1st-order theory of mind abilities are related. What is not known, however, is how 2nd-order theory of mind is related to moral judgment. In the present study, we extended previous findings by administering a morally relevant theory of mind task (an accidental transgressor) to 4- to 7-year-old Chinese children (N = 79) and analyzing connections with 2nd-order theory of mind understanding. Using hierarchical multiple regression analyses, we found that above and beyond age, children's 1st-order theory of mind and 2nd-order theory of mind each significantly and uniquely contributed to children's moral evaluations of the intention in the accidental transgression. These findings highlight the important roles that 1st-and 2nd-order theory of mind play in leading children to make appropriate moral judgments based on an actor's intention in a social situation.
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页码：2085 / 2092
页数：8
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