Mindreaders
Subtitle: the cognitive basis of "theory of mind"
By: Ian Apperly
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hove; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781841696973
Subjects: Philosophy of mind; Cognitive psychology
Description: Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to reason about beliefs, desires, knowledge and intentions. This book establishes the study of ToM in adults as a new field of enquiry and identifies and addresses the key questions that need to be asked by cognitive psychologists to develop a new cognitive model of ToM.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Evidence from children; title: Evidence form infants and non-human animals; title: Evidence from neuroimaging and neuropsychology; title: Evidence from adults; title: The cognitive basis of mindreading; title: Elaborating and applying the theory.