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Author: Martin Doherty
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2008-08-26
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1135420793
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA concise and readable review of the extensive research into children’s understanding of what other people think and feel, providing a comprehensive overview of 25 years of research into theory of mind.
Author: Rebecca Saxe
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2015-12-09
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9781138877689
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe articles in this special issue use a wide range of techniques and subject populations to address fundamental questions about the cognitive and neural structure of theory of mind.
Author: Peter Carruthers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996-02-23
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780521559164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA state of the art survey of debate within philosophy of mind, developmental psychology, the aetiology of autism and primatology.
Author: Professor Henry M. Wellman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014-10-09
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13: 0199334935
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDevelopmental psychologists coined the term "theory of mind" to describe how we understand our shifting mental states in daily life. Over the past twenty years researchers have provided rich, provocative data showing that from an early age, children develop a sophisticated and consistent "theory of mind" by attributing their desires, beliefs, and emotions to themselves and to others. Remarkably, infants barely a few months old are able to attend closely to other humans; two-year-olds can articulate the desires and feelings of others and comfort those in distress; and three- and four-year-olds can talk about thoughts abstractly and engage in lies and trickery. This book provides a deeper examination of how "theory of mind" develops. Building on his pioneering research in The Child's Theory of Mind (1990), Henry M. Wellman reports on all that we have learned in the past twenty years with chapters on evolution and the brain bases of theory of mind, and updated explanations of theory theory and later theoretical developments, including how children conceive of extraordinary minds such as those belonging to superheroes or supernatural beings. Engaging and accessibly written, Wellman's work will appeal especially to scholars and students working in psychology, philosophy, cultural studies, and social cognition.
Author: Virginia Slaughter
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2016-11-01
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 131760833X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTheory of Mind Development in Context is the first book of its kind to explore how children’s environments shape their theory of mind and, in turn, their ability to interact effectively with others. Based on world-leading research, and inspired by the ground-breaking work of Candida Peterson, the original collected chapters demonstrate that children’s understanding of other people is shaped by their everyday environment. Specifically, the chapters illustrate how theory of mind development varies with broad cultural context, socioeconomic status, institutional versus home rearing, family size, parental communication style, and aspects of schooling. The volume also features research showing that, by virtue of their condition, children who are deaf or who have an autism spectrum disorder function in environments that differ from those of typical children and this in turn influences their theory of mind. Although much important research has emphasized the role of nature in theory of mind development, this book highlights that children’s understanding of other people is nurtured through their everyday experiences and interactions. This perspective is essential for students, researchers, and practitioners to gain a complete understanding of how this fundamental skill develops in humans. The book is invaluable for academic researchers and advanced students in developmental psychology, education, social psychology, cognitive psychology, and the social sciences, as well as practicing psychologists, counselors, and psychiatrists, particularly those who deal with disorders involving social and/or communicative deficits.
Author: I. Leudar
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009-03-19
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 0230234380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 'theory of mind' framework has been the fastest growing body of empirical research in contemporary psychology. It has given rise to a range of positions on what it takes to relate to others as intentional beings. This book brings together disparate strands of ToM research, lays out historical roots of the idea and indicates better alternatives
Author: Henry M. Wellman
Publisher: Bradford Books
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780262730990
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo children have a theory of mind? If they do, at what age is it acquired? What is the content of the theory, and how does it differ from that of adults? "The Child's Theory of Mind "integrates the diverse strands of this rapidly expanding field of study. It charts children's knowledge about a fundamental topic - the mind and characterizes that developing knowledge as a coherent commonsense theory, strongly advancing the understanding of everyday theories as well as the commonsense theory of mind.Henry M. Wellman is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Author: Peter Mitchell
Publisher: Hodder Arnold
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780340645901
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ross Flom
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2017-09-25
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 1351566016
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat does a child’s ability to look where another is looking tell us about his or her early cognitive development? What does this ability—or lack thereof—tell us about a child’s language development, understanding of other’s intentions, and the emergence of autism? This volume assembles several years of research on the processing of gaze information and its relationship to early social-cognitive development in infants spanning many age groups. Gaze-Following examines how humans and non-human primates use another individual’s direction of gaze to learn about the world around them. The chapters throughout this volume address development in areas including joint attention, early non-verbal social interactions, language development, and theory of mind understanding. Offering novel insights regarding the significance of gaze-following, the editors present research from a neurological and a behavioral perspective, and compare children with and without pervasive developmental disorders. Scholars in the areas of cognitive development specifically, and developmental science more broadly, as well as clinical psychologists will be interested in the intriguing research presented in this volume.
Author: Ian Apperly
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2010-11-10
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1136846719
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book establishes the study of ToM in adults as a new field of enquiry and identifies and addresses the key questions that need to be asked by cognitive psychologists to develop a new cognitive model of ToM.
