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1、Page1TheoryofMindMostofusarecontinuallyawarethatothershavethoughtsandfeelingsbutarechildren?When?Thisbookisaconciseandreadablereviewoftheextensiveresearchintochildrensunderstandingofwhatotherpeoplethinkandfeel,acentraltopicindevelopmentalpsychologyknownasTheoryofMind.Theunderstandingofbeliefi
2、scentraltothistext,whichexplainsinsimpletermswhatrepresentationaltheoryofmindisallabout,andshowshowresearchershavedemonstratedthisunderstandingin4-year-olds.Thebookconsiderswhatleadstothisunderstanding,includingtheroleofpretendplay,understandingofattentionandeyedirection,andotherprecursorstor
3、epresentationalunderstandingofmind.Thegeneralrelevanceoftheoryofmindisdemonstratedthroughcoverageofthedevelopmentofothermentalstateconcepts,andtherelationshipbetweenunderstandingmentalrepresentationandotherrepresentationalmedia.Theauthoralsocarefullysummarizescurrentresearchontherelationshipb
4、etweentheoryofmindandconcurrentdevelopmentsinexecutivefunctioning,andtheunderstand-ingoflanguage.Thebookclosesbyconsideringautism.Amajorachievementoftheoryofmindresearchisthelightithashelpedthrowonthispuzzlingdevelop-mentaldisorder.Providingacomprehensiveoverviewof25yearsofresearchintotheoryo
5、fmind,thebookwillbeofgreatinteresttobothstudentsandresearchersinpsych-ology,philosophyandthecognitivesciences.MartinJ.DohertywasborninSheffield,andstudiedPsychologyattheUniversityofBristol.AfteranMScinCognitiveScienceattheUniversityofWarwick,hecom-pletedaPhDattheUniversityofSussex,supervisedby
6、JosefPerner,afounderandleadingfigureintheoryofmindresearch.HeisnowaLecturerattheUniversityofStirling.11:19:31:07:08Page1Page211:19:31:07:08Page2Page3TheoryofMindHowChildrenUnderstandOthers’ThoughtsandFeelingsMartinJ.Doherty11:19:31:07:08Page3Page4Firstpublished2009Thepublishermakesnorepresenta
7、tion,byPsychologyPressexpressorimplied,withregardtothe27ChurchRoad,Hove,EastSussexBN32FAaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthisbookandcannotacceptanylegalSimultaneouslypublishedintheUSAandresponsibilityorliabilityforanyerrorsorCanadaomissions
