ABSTRACT
Over the last fifteen years, developmentalists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, educators and clinicians have considered the acquisition of a theory of mind - the capacity to predict and explain behavior on the basis of internal, subjective mental states - to be one of the crucial cognitive achievements of early childhood. This volume represents the first collection of work to address, empirically and conceptually, the topic of individual differences in theory of mind. It is also unique because it takes the reader beyond the preschool years, to explore theory of mind development in late childhood and adulthood.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|26 pages
Sometimes Necessary, Never Sufficient
False-Belief Understanding and Social Competence
chapter 7|28 pages
Did Cain Fail to Represent the Thoughts of Abel Before He Killed Him?
The Relationship Between Theory of Mind and Aggression
chapter 8|25 pages
The Social Face of Theory of Mind
The Development of Concepts of Emotion, Desire, Visual Perspective, and False Belief in Deaf and Hearing Children
chapter 11|29 pages
Theory of Mind and Social Dysfunction
Psychotic Solipsism Versus Autistic Asociality
chapter 12|34 pages
Theory of Mind in Autism and Schizophrenia
A Case of Over-optimistic Reverse Engineering