Individual Differences in Theory of Mind: Implications for Typical and Atypical Development

by Virginia Slaughter and Betty Repacholi

Over the last fifteen 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415648491
• ISBN13: 9780415648493
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"