ABSTRACT
The overarching question of the chapter is how do we understand the mental states of others? Mental states consist of knowledge, beliefs, feelings, intentions, and desires. The process of making this inference has more generally been referred to as mentalizing . The term is generally used in a theory-neutral way, insofar as it is used by researchers from a wide spectrum of views. It could be contrasted with the
It just takes one yawn to start other yawns off. How does this kind of simple contagion mechanism relate to empathy and theory of mind?
