Individual differences in theory of mind : implications for typical and atypical development / [edited by] Betty Repacholi and Virginia Slaughter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Repacholi, Betty.

Slaughter, Virginia.

Series:

Macquarie monographs in cognitive science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind in children.

Individual differences in children.

Physical Description:

xi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, 2003.

Summary:

Over the last 15 years, developmentalists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, educators and clinicians have considered the acquisition of a theory of mind -- the capacity to predict and explain behavior on the basis of internal, subjective mental states -- to be one of the crucial cognitive achievements of early childhood. This volume represents the first collection of work to address, empirically and conceptually, the topic of individual differences in theory of mind. It is also unique because it takes the reader beyond the preschool years, to explore theory of mind development in late childhood and adulthood. This volume brings together a variety of papers that consider the inter-relations between theory of mind and other cognitive and behavioral variables, including the impact of theory of mind on social functioning and social relationships, the role of theory of mind in pschopathologies such as schizophrenia, psychopathy and autism, and the relation between theory of mind and language in typical and atypical populations.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Individual Differences in Theory of Mind: What Are We Investigating? / Virginia Slaughter, Betty Repacholi 1

2 Sometimes Necessary, Never Sufficient: False-Belief Understanding and Social Competence / Janet Wilde Astington 13

3 Bypassing Empathy: A Machiavellian Theory of Mind and Sneaky Power / Doris McIlwain 39

4 Theory of Mind, Machiavellianism, and Social Functioning in Childhood / Betty Repacholi, Virginia Slaughter, Michelle Pritchard, Vicki Gibbs 67

5 ToM Goes to School: Social Cognition and Social Values in Bullying / Jon Sutton 99

6 Individual Differences in Theory of Mind: The Preschool Years and Beyond / Thomas Keenan 121

7 Did Cain Fail to Represent the Thoughts of Abel Before He Killed Him?: The Relationship Between Theory of Mind and Aggression / Robert James Richard Blair 143

8 The Social Face of Theory of Mind: The Development of Concepts of Emotion, Desire, Visual Perspective, and False Belief in Deaf and Hearing Children / Candida C. Peterson 171

9 Exploring the Relationship Between Theory of Mind and Social-Communicative Functioning in Children with Autism / Helen Tager-Flusberg 197

10 Mind Reading and Social Functioning in Children with Autistic Disorder and Asperger's Disorder / Cheryl Dissanayake, Kathleen Macintosh 213

11 Theory of Mind and Social Dysfunction: Psychotic Solipsism Versus Autistic Asociality / Robyn Langdon 241

12 Theory of Mind in Autism and Schizophrenia: A Case of Over-optimistic Reverse Engineering / Philip Gerrans, Victoria McGeer 271

13 Synthesis: Psychological Understanding and Social Skills / Martin Davies, Tony Stone 305.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1841690937

OCLC:

51460690