{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["96(5)"],"submitter":["Heise MJ"],"pubmed_abstract":["This study describes a novel measure of children's Theory of Mind (ToM) development-called the Comprehensive Assessment of ToM (CAT)-that addresses limitations in existing ToM measures. This behavioral measure includes three-six items each about diverse desires, diverse beliefs, knowledge access, knowledge expertise, false belief, and visual perspective taking, as well as nonsocial representational reasoning (i.e., false-sign). All items include a prediction, explanation, and general comprehension question. The measure is psychometrically valid and robust in 3- to 8-year-old children (n = 206; 104 boys; 101 girls; 1 gender fluid; 37.7% White non-Hispanic). Children's performance replicates prior findings with the commonly used Wellman and Liu (2004) ToM scale, but also reveals a novel and nuanced pattern of mental-state scaling over early to middle childhood."],"journal":["Child development"],"pagination":["1787-1806"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12379850"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The Comprehensive Assessment of Theory of Mind (CAT): A Novel Measure of 3- to 8-Year-Old Children's Theory of Mind and an Evaluation of Mental-State Scaling."],"pmcid":["PMC12379850"],"pubmed_authors":["Bowman LC","Heise MJ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The Comprehensive Assessment of Theory of Mind (CAT): A Novel Measure of 3- to 8-Year-Old Children's Theory of Mind and an Evaluation of Mental-State Scaling.","description":"This study describes a novel measure of children's Theory of Mind (ToM) development-called the Comprehensive Assessment of ToM (CAT)-that addresses limitations in existing ToM measures. This behavioral measure includes three-six items each about diverse desires, diverse beliefs, knowledge access, knowledge expertise, false belief, and visual perspective taking, as well as nonsocial representational reasoning (i.e., false-sign). All items include a prediction, explanation, and general comprehension question. The measure is psychometrically valid and robust in 3- to 8-year-old children (n = 206; 104 boys; 101 girls; 1 gender fluid; 37.7% White non-Hispanic). Children's performance replicates prior findings with the commonly used Wellman and Liu (2004) ToM scale, but also reveals a novel and nuanced pattern of mental-state scaling over early to middle childhood.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep-Oct","modification":"2026-05-10T04:26:07.505Z","creation":"2026-04-08T01:29:10.326Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12379850","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40650516"],"doi":["10.1111/cdev.14263"]}}