Children's Reasoning and the Mind
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: February 13, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780863778551
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Reasoning; Psychology; PSY039000; PSY; Cognitive Psychology; Developmental - Child; Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology; Developmental - General
First sentence: In 1978, the primatologists David Premack and Guy Woodruff introduced the term 'theory of mind' (TOM) when asking whether the behaviour of chimpanzees could be explained by crediting them with an ability to impute mental states such as beliefs, desires and intentions.