Female Superiority in Social Cognition: Can Pretend Play Help the Boys Catch Up?

The effect of pretend play on 150 (~ 75 girls; 75 boys; M=3 yro) preschool children’s social cognition will be assessed through a semester long intervention study. Research has reported a trend of female superiority in empathy and ToM and a likelihood of young girls to engage in pretend play more fr...

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Main Author: Weiss, Maria
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2017
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Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/967
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1939&context=scripps_theses