Theory of Mind: Beyond the Preschool Years

ISBN-13: 9781848729285 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 264 str.

Scott A Miller

Opis

This title provides a comprehensive review of the burgeoning literature on theory of mind (TOM) after the preschool years and the first to integrate this literature with other approaches to the study of social understanding.

Spis treści

1. Theory of Mind. 2. First-Order Developments. 3. Second-Order False Belief. 4. Other Higher-Order Developments: Part 1. 5. Other Higher-Order Developments: Part 2. 6. Consequences of Second-Order Understanding. 7. Historical Connections: What Did We Know Before Theory of Mind? 8. Conclusions.

O autorze

Scott Miller is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida.  He earned his Ph.D. in Child Development from the University of Minnesota.  Dr. Miller is a member of the Cognitive Development Society, the Jean Piaget Society, and the Society for Research in Child Development and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He is the author of Developmental Research Methods, Child Psychology (with Robin Harwood and Ross Vasta), and Cognitive Development (with John Flavell and Patricia Miller). His research has examined various aspects of cognitive development in young children, and his current research focus is on the development of theory of mind during the preschool and grade-school years.