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

• मुख्य लेखक: Francesca Baglio (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Antonella Marchetti (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• श्रृंखला: Frontiers Research Topics
• विषय: Psychology; clinical; neural; life-span; typical; Theory of Mind
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: 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,...