Abstract Theory of mind (ToM; aka, mind‐reading, mentalizing, mental‐state attribution, and
perspective‐taking) is the ability to ascribe mental states, such as desires and beliefs, to …

The association between executive function (EF) and theory of mind (ToM) has been hotly
debated for 20 years. Competing accounts focus on: task demands, conceptual overlap, or …

Humans operate with a “theory of mind” with which they are able to understand that others'
actions are driven not by reality but by beliefs about reality, even when those beliefs are …

This book focuses on the crucial importance of developmental work to psychotherapy and
psychopathology. It offers an account of psychotherapy to integrate scientific knowledge of …

Research on theory of mind increasingly encompasses apparently contradictory findings. In
particular, in initial studies, older preschoolers consistently passed false‐belief tasks—a so …

Discusses general conceptual growth, with special emphasis on the contributions of Piaget.
Other areas discussed—including social cognition, perception, and memory—are based …

The nativist view of mentalizing—the view that humans have an inherent capacity to think
about the mental states of others—has been recently reinvigorated by reports that adults and …

The lack of consensus on how to characterize humans' capacity for belief reasoning has
been brought into sharp focus by recent research. Children fail critical tests of belief …

Theory of mind, or" mindreading" as it is termed in this book, is the ability to think about
beliefs, desires, knowledge and intentions. It has been studied extensively by …

“Know thyself,” a precept as old as Socrates, is still good advice. But is introspection the best
path to self-knowledge? Wilson makes the case for better ways of discovering our …