Theory of mind : beyond the preschool years / Scott A. Miller.

Author/creator Miller, Scott A., 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Psychology Press, ©2012.
Descriptionx, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Belief and doubt.
Children.

Contents Theory of mind -- A little history -- Goals of the book -- Organization of the book -- First-order developments -- First-order false belief -- Other epistemic measures -- Other mental states -- Developments in infancy -- Autism -- Neuroimaging of theory of mind -- Relations to other developments -- Conclusions -- Second-order false belief -- Precursors -- The second-order task -- Developmental findings -- Antecedents of second-order understanding -- Autism -- Aging -- Conclusions -- Other higher-order developments: part 1 -- An overview of measures -- Developmental findings -- Executive function and language -- Autism -- Aging -- Conclusions -- Other higher-order developments: part 2 -- Interpretative diversity -- Opacity -- Origins of beliefs -- Understanding of mental activities -- Variations of the first-order paradigm -- Conclusions -- Consequences of higher-order understanding -- Deliberately false statements -- Social outcomes -- Cognitive outcomes -- Other outcomes -- Conclusions -- Historical connections: what did we know before theory of mind? -- Perspective taking -- Metacognition -- Epistemological conceptions -- Attribution -- Person perception -- Relationships and groups -- Conclusions -- Conclusions -- Some initial contrasts -- Some contrasts in theories -- Some contrasts in what is studied -- So what does develop after age 5?.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2012005218
ISBN9781848729278 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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