▪ Abstract A category of stimuli of great importance for primates, humans in particular, is that
formed by actions done by other individuals. If we want to survive, we must understand the …

We argue that an understanding of the faculty of language requires substantial
interdisciplinary cooperation. We suggest how current developments in linguistics can be …

The objective of the present study was to construct and validate a short‐form version of the
Self‐Compassion Scale (SCS). Two Dutch samples were used to construct and cross …

The medieval curriculum comprised seven liberal arts, divided into the lower-level trivium
(grammar, logic, and rhetoric) and the upper-level quadrivium (geometry, astronomy …

The distinguished psychologist Michael Cole, known for his pioneering work in literacy,
cognition, and human development, offers a multifaceted account of what cultural …

What is consciousness? How do physical processes in the brain give rise to the self-aware
mind and to feelings as profoundly varied as love or hate, aesthetic pleasure or spiritual …

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based
theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in …

Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume
examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life …

In Mindblindness, Simon Baron-Cohen presents a model of the evolution and development
of" mindreading." He argues that we mindread all the time, effortlessly, automatically, and …

MANY theories have been advanced over the years to explain why people behave as they
do. Until recently the most common view, popularized by various personality doctrines …