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Emotion and the development of children's understanding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Judy Dunn
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Abstract

The significance of emotion and social experiences in young children's growing understanding of emotion and mind is discussed here. There is evidence for early mind-reading, and the role of emotional experience in these developments; differentiation of various aspects of social understanding is indicated from studies of discourse, and longitudinal research. The challenges to be addressed in research on links between affect and cognition include a focus on children at risk of relationship problems, on the relations between attachment and mind-reading, and on possible developmental changes in the connections between emotion and social understanding.

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Research Article
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European Review , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 2000 , pp. 9 - 15
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Copyright © Academia Europaea 2000

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