Abstract

SILVEIRA, Flávia Fraga  and  RODRIGUES, Marisa Cosenza. Interfaces between theory of mind, language and make-believe. Psicol. pesq. [online]. 2015, vol.9, n.1, pp. 80-87. ISSN 1982-1247.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/Z1982-1247201500010010.

Gradually, children become able to understand their own and others' mental states and express them through language. In this socio-cognitive domain, playing at make-believe is an activity that may favor the attribution of mental states in childhood. This article discusses the interfaces among theory of mind, language and make-believe. The importance of playing at make-believe and of conversations as resources to promote socio-cognitive development is highlighted, because both encourage the attribution of mental states. Family and school are presented as potential development contexts for this stimulation, since they constitute favorable instances of conversations, interactive readings and games.

Keywords : philosophy of mind; language; pretend play.

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