The Relationship between Theory of Mind and Episodic Memory: Evidence for the Development of Autonoetic Consciousness.

Links between theory of mind and episodic memory involving autonoetic consciousness were investigated in Japanese 4- to 6-year-olds. After age was controlled for, most theory of mind abilities showed no interrelations. Own and others' belief understandings on deceptive appearance tasks were solely related to source memory. Results suggest that during development, only a particular kind of theory of mind ability is integrated with episodic memory. (Author/KB)