ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines the state of the art thinking in terms of how we predict and explain the behaviour of others, which is known as ‘Theory of Mind,’ or ‘ToM.’ Moreover, females have less testosterone and so the account would predict that females are worse traders. By contrast, showing that good traders differ from bad traders in Theory of Mind capabilities would have an immediate and compelling explanatory force. The aim of the authors was, therefore, to demonstrate this. Autistic subjects exhibit severe deficits in Theory of Mind. Theory of Mind is thrown off if a dispassionate observer simulates someone who is deeply interested in the outcome. The canonical test of Theory of Mind abilities is called the False Belief Task. Theory of Mind seems to be part of the basic toolkit which neuro-typical adults have.
