Theory of Mind: Specialized Capacity or Emergent Property? Perspectives from Non-human and Human Development: A Special Issue of the E

ISBN-13: 9781848727311 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 152 str.

Elisabeth Sterck;Sander Begeer;Juliane Cuperus

Opis

Theory of Mind, the cognitive capacity to attribute emotions, intentions and knowledge to oneself and others, has been claimed a hallmark of human cognition. Nonetheless, Theory of Mind is considered limited in young children and people with autism. This title offers insights into this capacity.

Spis treści

E.H.M. Sterck, S. Begeer, Theory of Mind: Specialized Capacity or Emergent Property? Part 1. Nonhuman Development. J.M. Dally, N.J. Emery, N. S. Clayton, Avian Theory of Mind and Counter Espionage by Food-Caching Western Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma californica). S.E. Koski, E.H.M. Sterck, Empathic Chimpanzees: A Proposal of the Levels of Emotional and Cognitive Processing in Chimpanzee Empathy. Part 2. Human Development. P. Mitchell, M. Bennett, U. Teucher, Do Children Start Out Thinking They Don't Know Their Own Mind? An Odyssey in Overthrowing the Mother of All Knowledge. M.P. Ketelaars, J.M. Cuperus, K. Jansonius, M. van Weerdenburg, L. Verhoeven, Dynamics of the Theory of Mind Construct: A Developmental Perspective. Part 3. Pathological Human Development. S. Begeer, B.F. Malle, M. Nieuwland, B. Keysar, Using Theory of Mind to Represent and Take Part in Social Interactions: Comparing Individuals with High-functioning Autism and Typically Developing Controls. H. Roeyers, E. Demurie, How Impaired is Mind Reading in High-functioning Adolescents and Adults with Autism. H.M. Geurts, M. Broeders, M.S. Nieuwland, Thinking Outside of the Executive Functions box: Theory of Mind and Pragmatic Abilities in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

O autorze

Elisabeth Sterck, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Sander Begeer, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Juliane Cuperus, Sint Marie. The Netherlands
Richard van Wezel, Utrecht University, The Netherlands