Concept information
Preferred term
theory of mind
Definition
- "The use of folk psychological knowledge and heuristics (e.g., “mental states are correlated with behaviors”, “mental states differ between agents”) to think about one’s own and other people’s mental states”. (Quesque et al., 2024, p. 2).
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- mind reading
- mindreading
- ToM
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Apperly, I. A. (2012). What is “theory of mind”? Concepts, cognitive processes and individual differences. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65(5), 825‑839. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2012.676055
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Baron-Cohen, S., Leslie, A. M., & Frith, U. (1985). Does the autistic child have a “theory of mind” ? Cognition, 21(1), 37‑46. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0277(85)90022-8
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Duval, C., Piolino, P., Bejanin, A., Laisney, M., Eustache, F., & Desgranges, B. (2011). La théorie de l’esprit : aspects conceptuels, évaluation et effets de l’âge. Revue de neuropsychologie, 3(1), 41‑51. https://doi.org/10.3917/rne.031.0041
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Fu, I.-N., Chen, K.-L., Liu, M.-R., Jiang, D.-R., Hsieh, C.-L., & Lee, S.-C. (2023). A systematic review of measures of theory of mind for children. Developmental Review, 67, 101061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2022.101061
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Gatti, D., Stagnitto, S. M., Basile, C., Mazzoni, G., Vecchi, T., Rinaldi, L., & Lecce, S. (2023). Individual differences in theory of mind correlate with the occurrence of false memory: A study with the DRM task. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 76(9), 2107–2121. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218221135178
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Krupenye, C., & Call, J. (2019). Theory of mind in animals : Current and future directions. WIREs Cognitive Science, 10(6), e1503. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1503
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Navarro, E. (2022). What is theory of mind? A psychometric study of theory of mind and intelligence. Cognitive Psychology, 136, 101495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2022.101495
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Premack, D., & Woodruff, G. (1978). Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1(4), 515‑526. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00076512
{{#each properties}}• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Quesque, F., Apperly, I., Baillargeon, R., Baron-Cohen, S., Becchio, C., Bekkering, H., Bernstein, D., Bertoux, M., Bird, G., Bukowski, H., Burgmer, P., Carruthers, P., Catmur, C., Dziobek, I., Epley, N., Erle, T. M., Frith, C., Frith, U., Galang, C. M., … Brass, M. (2024). Defining key concepts for mental state attribution. Communications Psychology, 2(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00077-6
• Document type: conceptual analysis
• Access: open
- • Quesque, F., & Rossetti, Y. (2020). What do theory-of-mind tasks actually measure? Theory and practice. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 174569161989660. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691619896607
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Wellman, H. M. (1990). The child’s theory of mind. The MIT Press.
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Yeung, E. K. L., Apperly, I. A., & Devine, R. T. (2024). Measures of individual differences in adult theory of mind: A systematic review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 157, 105481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105481
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
URI
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