Making minds : how theory of mind develops /

This book provides a comprehensive examination of how theory of mind develops. Building on previous work, this book pulls together' all that we have learned in the past 25 years to make sense of this powerful everyday theory. This book includes chapters on evolution and the brain bases of theor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wellman, Henry M. (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Series:Oxford series in cognitive development.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=864605
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Making Minds
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Theory of Mind, Development, and Foundational Human Cognition
  • 1. Developing a Theory of Mind: Initial Overview
  • 2. Preschool Theory of Mind, Part 1: Universal Belief-Desire Understanding
  • 3. Real-World Consequences: Social Action
  • 4. Preschool Theory of Mind, Part 2: Desires, Emotions, Perceptions
  • 5. Extended Progressions in Theory-of-Mind Understanding
  • 6. Theory Theory: Reconstructing Constructivism
  • 7. Alternatives and Extensions
  • 8. Infants, Actions, and Mental States9. Origins and Development
  • 10. Evolution, Chimps, and Dogs
  • 11. The Social Brain: Neural Regions Developed for Theory of Mind
  • 12. Searching, Learning, and Listening: Exploration, Pedagogy, and Testimony
  • 13. Further Developments: Minds and Brains, Gods and Souls
  • 14. The Landscape of Mind
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index