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1、Page1TheoryofMindMostofusarecontinuallyawarethatothershavethoughtsandfeelingsbutarechildren?When?Thisbookisaconciseandreadablereviewoftheextensiveresearchintochildrensunderstandingofwhatotherpeoplethinkandfeel,acentraltopicindevelopmentalpsychologyknownasTheoryofMind.Theunderstandingofbeliefisce
2、ntraltothistext,whichexplainsinsimpletermswhatrepresentationaltheoryofmindisallabout,andshowshowresearchershavedemonstratedthisunderstandingin4-year-olds.Thebookconsiderswhatleadstothisunderstanding,includingtheroleofpretendplay,understandingofattentionandeyedirection,andotherprecursorstoreprese
3、ntationalunderstandingofmind.Thegeneralrelevanceoftheoryofmindisdemonstratedthroughcoverageofthedevelopmentofothermentalstateconcepts,andtherelationshipbetweenunderstandingmentalrepresentationandotherrepresentationalmedia.Theauthoralsocarefullysummarizescurrentresearchontherelationshipbetweenthe
4、oryofmindandconcurrentdevelopmentsinexecutivefunctioning,andtheunderstand-ingoflanguage.Thebookclosesbyconsideringautism.Amajorachievementoftheoryofmindresearchisthelightithashelpedthrowonthispuzzlingdevelop-mentaldisorder.Providingacomprehensiveoverviewof25yearsofresearchintotheoryofmind,theboo
5、kwillbeofgreatinteresttobothstudentsandresearchersinpsych-ology,philosophyandthecognitivesciences.MartinJ.DohertywasborninSheffield,andstudiedPsychologyattheUniversityofBristol.AfteranMScinCognitiveScienceattheUniversityofWarwick,hecom-pletedaPhDattheUniversityofSussex,supervisedbyJosefPerner,afo
6、underandleadingfigureintheoryofmindresearch.HeisnowaLecturerattheUniversityofStirling.11:19:31:07:08Page1Page211:19:31:07:08Page2Page3TheoryofMindHowChildrenUnderstandOthers’ThoughtsandFeelingsMartinJ.Doherty11:19:31:07:08Page3Page4Firstpublished2009Thepublishermakesnorepresentation,byPsychologyP
7、ressexpressorimplied,withregardtothe27ChurchRoad,Hove,EastSussexBN32FAaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthisbookandcannotacceptanylegalSimultaneouslypublishedintheUSAandresponsibilityorliabilityforanyerrorsorCanadaomissions
