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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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| Series: | Oxford series in cognitive development.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 theory of mind; updated treatments and explanations of theory; infant theory of mind as the platform for developments in later childhood; and later developments from middle childhood to adulthood, including how we understand extraordinary minds such as those that belong to gods, superheroes, or supernatural beings. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 366 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780199334926 0199334927 9780190207472 0190207477 9780199334933 0199334935 |