Making Minds: How Theory of Mind Develops

by Henry M. Wellman and Professor Henry M. Wellman

Developmental psychologists coined the term "theory of mind" to describe how we understand our shifting mental states in daily life. Over the past twenty years researchers have provided rich, provocative data showing that from an early age, children develop a sophisticated and consistent "theory of mind" by attributing their desires, beliefs, and emotions to themselves and to others. Remarkably, infants barely a few months old are able to attend closely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199334919
• ISBN13: 9780199334919
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"