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The cognitive basis of social interaction across the lifespan / edited by Heather J. Ferguson, Elisabeth E. F. Bradford.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social interaction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- A vital part of successful social interaction is the ability to understand events in terms of other people's mental states, such as their intentions, beliefs, desires (Theory of Mind, ToM). This book explores how human social interactive abilities change across the lifespan, from infancy to old age, and in healthy and atypical development.
- Contents:
- The cognitive basis of social interaction across the lifespan: an introduction
- Social interaction in infancy
- Social interaction in early and middle childhood: the role of theory of mind
- Development of social cognition in adolescence and the importance of mating
- Mindreading in adults: cognitive basis, motivation, and individual differences
- Social interactions in old age
- Understanding atypical social behaviour using social cognitive theory: lessons from autism
- The ageing brain in context: towards a refined understanding of social cognition in ageing and dementia
- The future of research on social interaction.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-258133-3
- 0-19-187913-4
- 0-19-258132-5
- OCLC:
- 1257666379
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