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Vol. 16. Issue 3.
Pages 34-39 (September - December 2012)
Vol. 16. Issue 3.
Pages 34-39 (September - December 2012)
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Habilidades de cognición social en niños y niñas con el síndrome de Down: resultados de un estudio preliminar
Socio-cognitive abilities in children with Down's syndrome: results of a preliminary study
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A. Amadóa,
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anna.amado@udg.edu

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, B. Benejamb, J. Mezucac, E. Serratd, E. Vallès-Majorale
a Becaria predoctoral, Universitat de Girona, Girona, España
b Neuropsicóloga, Fundació Catalana Síndrome de Down, Barcelona, España
c Psicóloga, Fundació Síndrome de Down de Girona i Comarques Àstrid 21, Girona, España
d Profesora titular, Universitat de Girona, Girona, España
e Profesor asociado, Universitat de Girona, psicólogo del Servicio Neurológico Arlot, Girona, España
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La comprensión de la creencia falsa es uno de los hitos más importantes en el desarrollo de la cognición social infantil. Se han realizado diversos estudios sobre esta forma de cognición en niños con un desarrollo típico. Sin embargo, y a pesar de ser un aspecto clave en la mejora de la calidad de vida y su bienestar, los trabajos son escasos en niños con síndrome de Down (SD). El objetivo del presente trabajo consiste, precisamente, en profundizar en el estudio de la cognición social en niños con SD. Con esta finalidad, hemos administrado 6 tareas, divididas en 3 niveles de dificultad, a un grupo de 9 niños de 4–14 años. De estos niños, 6 presentan un diagnóstico genético de SD y 3, no. Los resultados de nuestra investigación corroboran los de estudios previos que indican dificultades en el desarrollo de la cognición social en los niños con SD, especialmente en las tareas de creencia falsa.

Palabras clave:
Creencia falsa
Niños
Síndrome de Down
Teoría de la mente
Abstract

The understanding of false belief is one of the most important milestones in the development of social cognition in children. Many studies have been conducted about this kind of cognition in typically developing children. Despite being a key point for improving their welfare and quality of life, studies in children with Down syndrome are few. The aim of the present work is to deepen in the study of social cognition in children with Down syndrome. For this purpose, we used 6 tasks, with 3 levels of difficulty, in a group of 9 children aged between 4 and 14. From these children, 6 had a genetic diagnosis of Down syndrome and 3 did not. The results of our research corroborate previous studies suggesting difficulties in the development of social cognition in children with Down syndrome, and more specifically in tasks involving false beliefs.

Keywords:
False belief
Children
Down's syndrome
Theory of mind
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