When (and How) Is Theory of Mind Useful? Evidence from Life-Span Research

• Glavni autor: Francesca Baglio (auth)
• Daljnji autori: Antonella Marchetti (auth)
• Format: Elektronički Poglavlje knjige
• Jezik: engleski
• Izdano: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Serija: Frontiers Research Topics
• Teme: Psychology; clinical; neural; life-span; typical; Theory of Mind
• Online pristup: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Theory of Mind (ToM) or mentalization is the ability to understand and foresee the behavior referring to one's own and others' mental states (Premack & Woodruff, 1978; Wimmer & Perner, 1983). This capacity, which is considered the most representative mechanism of social cognition,...