Imaginary companions and young children's responses to ambiguous auditory stimuli: implications for typical and atypical development / Charles FERNYHOUGH in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48-11 (November 2007)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 48-11 (November 2007) . - p.1094–1101 Titre : Imaginary companions and young children's responses to ambiguous auditory stimuli: implications for typical and atypical development Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Charles FERNYHOUGH, Auteur ; Kirsten BLAND, Auteur ; Elizabeth MEINS, Auteur ; Max COLTHEART, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : p.1094–1101 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Imaginary-companions hallucinations childhood theory-of-mind stream-of-consciousness Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Previous research has reported a link between imaginary companions (ICs) in middle childhood and the perception of verbal material in ambiguous auditory stimuli. These findings have been interpreted in terms of commonalities in the cognitive processes underlying children's engagement with ICs and adults’ reporting of imaginary verbal experiences such as auditory verbal hallucinations. The aim of the present study was to examine these relations using improved methodology and a younger sample of children for whom engagement with ICs would be expected to be particularly salient. Method: Data on young children's (age range: 4–8 years) reporting of ICs were gathered in two studies (total N = 80). Responses to ambiguous auditory stimuli were investigated using the new Jumbled Speech task, which measures participants’ likelihood of perceiving words in meaningless but speech-like auditory stimuli. Results: Reporting hearing words in the Jumbled Speech task was associated with having a parentally corroborated IC. Hearing words on the task and having an IC were unrelated to age, gender, verbal ability, and understanding of the stream of consciousness. Conclusions: Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that engaging with ICs is one aspect of a general susceptibility to imaginary verbal experiences. We consider the implications for the assumption of continuity in psychopathological experiences between childhood and adulthood. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01789.x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=297 [article] Imaginary companions and young children's responses to ambiguous auditory stimuli: implications for typical and atypical development [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Charles FERNYHOUGH, Auteur ; Kirsten BLAND, Auteur ; Elizabeth MEINS, Auteur ; Max COLTHEART, Auteur . - 2007 . - p.1094–1101. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 48-11 (November 2007) . - p.1094–1101 Mots-clés : Imaginary-companions hallucinations childhood theory-of-mind stream-of-consciousness Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Previous research has reported a link between imaginary companions (ICs) in middle childhood and the perception of verbal material in ambiguous auditory stimuli. These findings have been interpreted in terms of commonalities in the cognitive processes underlying children's engagement with ICs and adults’ reporting of imaginary verbal experiences such as auditory verbal hallucinations. The aim of the present study was to examine these relations using improved methodology and a younger sample of children for whom engagement with ICs would be expected to be particularly salient. Method: Data on young children's (age range: 4–8 years) reporting of ICs were gathered in two studies (total N = 80). Responses to ambiguous auditory stimuli were investigated using the new Jumbled Speech task, which measures participants’ likelihood of perceiving words in meaningless but speech-like auditory stimuli. Results: Reporting hearing words in the Jumbled Speech task was associated with having a parentally corroborated IC. Hearing words on the task and having an IC were unrelated to age, gender, verbal ability, and understanding of the stream of consciousness. Conclusions: Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that engaging with ICs is one aspect of a general susceptibility to imaginary verbal experiences. We consider the implications for the assumption of continuity in psychopathological experiences between childhood and adulthood. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01789.x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=297

Theory of Mind in Williams Syndrome Assessed Using a Nonverbal Task / Melanie A. PORTER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38-5 (May 2008)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 38-5 (May 2008) . - 806-814 Titre : Theory of Mind in Williams Syndrome Assessed Using a Nonverbal Task Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Melanie A. PORTER, Auteur ; Max COLTHEART, Auteur ; Robyn LANGDON, Auteur Année de publication : 2008 Article en page(s) : 806-814 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Williams-syndrome Theory-of Mind-(ToM) Nonverbal Heterogeneity Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study examined Theory of Mind in Williams syndrome (WS) and in normal chronological age-matched and mental age-matched control groups, using a picture sequencing task. This task assesses understanding of pretence, intention and false belief, while controlling for social-script knowledge and physical cause-and-effect reasoning. The task was selected because it is entirely non-verbal, so that the WS individuals could not rely on their good verbal skills when performing the task. Results indicated a specific deficit in understanding of false belief within the WS group. There was also evidence of heterogeneity in the WS group, with the false belief impairment restricted to only a particular subgroup of WS individuals identified originally by Porter, M., & Coltheart, M. (2005). Cognitive heterogeneity in Williams syndrome. Developmental Neuropsychology, 27(2), 275–306. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0447-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=416 [article] Theory of Mind in Williams Syndrome Assessed Using a Nonverbal Task [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Melanie A. PORTER, Auteur ; Max COLTHEART, Auteur ; Robyn LANGDON, Auteur . - 2008 . - 806-814. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 38-5 (May 2008) . - 806-814 Mots-clés : Williams-syndrome Theory-of Mind-(ToM) Nonverbal Heterogeneity Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study examined Theory of Mind in Williams syndrome (WS) and in normal chronological age-matched and mental age-matched control groups, using a picture sequencing task. This task assesses understanding of pretence, intention and false belief, while controlling for social-script knowledge and physical cause-and-effect reasoning. The task was selected because it is entirely non-verbal, so that the WS individuals could not rely on their good verbal skills when performing the task. Results indicated a specific deficit in understanding of false belief within the WS group. There was also evidence of heterogeneity in the WS group, with the false belief impairment restricted to only a particular subgroup of WS individuals identified originally by Porter, M., & Coltheart, M. (2005). Cognitive heterogeneity in Williams syndrome. Developmental Neuropsychology, 27(2), 275–306. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0447-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=416

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