Theory of Mind in Childhood

Diane Poulin-Dubois (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

82 Seiten

2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-41348-0 (ISBN)

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This Element describes the development of a Theory of Mind in infancy and early childhood. It reviews the proximal and distal cognitive and social determinants that facilitate early Theory of Mind development. It presents an overview of the main theoretical accounts of Theory of Mind development and offers suggestions for future research.

This Element describes the development of a Theory of Mind, or mentalizing, in infancy and early childhood. Theory of Mind is a key social cognitive ability that permits children to predict and explain human behaviors by attributing mental states to other people. Understanding mental states gradually progresses from basic desires to false beliefs. The Element reviews the proximal and distal cognitive and social determinants that facilitate early Theory of Mind development. Discoveries in neuroscience contribute to understanding the ontogeny of Theory of Mind. This Element presents an overview of the main theoretical accounts of Theory of Mind development and offers suggestions for future research.

1. Introduction; 2. Do infants have a theory of mind?; 3. Correlates of theory of mind; 4. Theoretical accounts of early theory of mind; 5. Neural foundations of theory of mind development; 6. Summary and future directions; 7. Conclusions; References.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	Elements in Child Development
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	147 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
ISBN-10	1-009-41348-1 / 1009413481
ISBN-13	978-1-009-41348-0 / 9781009413480
Zustand	Neuware