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Theory of Mind

Theory of Mind: Specialized Capacity or Emergent Property? Perspectives from Non-human and Human Development

A Special Issue of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

• Edited by Elisabeth Sterck, Sander Begeer, Juliane Cuperus and Richard van Wezel.

Published January 2010

Theory of Mind, the cognitive capacity to attribute emotions, intentions and knowledge to oneself and others, has been claimed a hallmark of human cognition. Nonetheless, Theory of Mind is considered limited in young children and people with autism. Moreover, its presence in animals is much…
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Theory of Mind

How Children Understand Others' Thoughts and Feelings

• By Martin J. Doherty.

Published August 2008

Most of us are continually aware that others have thoughts and feelings – but are children? When? This book is a concise and readable review of the extensive research into children’s understanding of what other people think and feel, a central topic in developmental psychology known as "Theory of…
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Theory of Mind

A Special Issue of Social Neuroscience

• Edited by Rebecca Saxe, and Simon Baron-Cohen.

Published February 2007

Investigations of the neural basis of theory of mind - the ability to think about other people's thoughts - only recently became feasible; now, the number of such investigations and the sophistication of the results are accelerating dramatically. The articles in this special issue use a wide range…
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Young Children's Cognitive Development

Interrelationships Among Executive Functioning, Working Memory, Verbal Ability, and Theory of Mind

• Edited by Wolfgang Schneider, Ruth Schumann-Hengsteler and Beate Sodian.

Published March 2006

A critical part of early childhood development is the development of "theory of mind" (ToM), which is the ability to take the perspective of another person. The main purpose of this book is to discuss and integrate findings from prominent research areas in developmental psychology that are…
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Children's Reasoning and the Mind

• Edited by Peter Mitchell, and Kevin Riggs.

Published July 2000

This fresh and dynamic book offers a thorough investigation into the development of the cognitive processes that underpin judgements about mental states (often termed 'theory of mind') and addresses specific issues that have not been adequately dealt with in the past, and which are now being raised…
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Children's Early Understanding of Mind

Origins and Development

• By Charlie Lewis, and Peter Mitchell.

Published May 1994

A major feature of human intelligence is that it allows us to contemplate mental life. Such an understanding is vital in enabling us to function effectively in social groups. This book examines the origins of this aspect of human intelligence. The five sections attempt firstly, to place human…
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