Recent metacognitive research using a partial knowledge task indicates that a firm understanding of ‘knowing about knowing’ develops surprisingly late, at around 6 years of age. To reveal the mechanisms subserving this development, the partial knowledge task was used in a longitudinal study with 67 children (33 girls) as an outcome measure at 5;9 (years;months). In addition, first‐ and second‐order false belief was assessed at 4;2, 5;0, and 5;9. At 2;6, perspective taking and executive abilities were evaluated. Metacognition at 5;9 was correlated with earlier theory of mind and perspective taking – even when verbal intelligence and executive abilities were partialled out. This highlights the importance of perspective taking for the development of an understanding of one’s own mind.

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了解思想：将早期的观点采择与后来的元认知洞察力联系起来

最近使用部分知识任务的元认知研究表明，对“知而知之”的坚定理解发展得非常晚，大约在 6 岁左右。为了揭示促进这种发展的机制，在对 67 名儿童（33 名女孩）的纵向研究中使用了部分知识任务作为 5；9（年；月）的结果测量。此外，一阶和二阶错误信念被评估为 4;2、5;0 和 5;9。在 2;6 处，评估了观点采择和执行能力。5;9 的元认知与早期的思维理论和观点采纳相关——即使在语言智力和执行能力被部分排除的情况下。这突出了观点采择对于发展对自己思想的理解的重要性。