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

• Main Author: Francesca Baglio (auth)
• Other Authors: Antonella Marchetti (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; clinical; neural; life-span; typical; Theory of Mind
• Online Access: 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,...