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COMPREHENSION REPRESENTATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- representational understanding
1, record 1, English, representational%20understanding
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A desire or a goal may be conceived of as a connection between a person and a real object, but toddlers may have no representational understanding of desires. This line of reasoning would explain the long delay between the development of desire-based theory of mind, which begins to be evident at around 14 months, and the representational belief-desires theory of mind inferences that only become possible at approximately four years of age. 2, record 1, English, - representational%20understanding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compréhension de la représentation
1, record 1, French, compr%C3%A9hension%20de%20la%20repr%C3%A9sentation
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par ailleurs, les capacités de cognition sociale présentes dès la prime enfance contribuent à l’apprentissage dans plusieurs domaines tels que l’apprentissage du langage, de l’imitation, des causes ainsi qu’à la compréhension de la représentation. 1, record 1, French, - compr%C3%A9hension%20de%20la%20repr%C3%A9sentation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- natural language understanding representation
1, record 2, English, natural%20language%20understanding%20representation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- représentation de la compréhension du langage naturel
1, record 2, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20de%20la%20compr%C3%A9hension%20du%20langage%20naturel
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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