theory of mind

Question 1

theory of mind

Answer 1

understanding what other people are thinking and feeling. often called ‘mind reading’

Question 2

intentional reasoning

Answer 2

an understanding of what someone else aims to do when carrying out simple actions

Question 3

false belief tasks

Answer 3

tasks where you must infer that another person possesses the same level of knowledge about a situation that you do

Question 4

sally-anne study

Answer 4

a false belief task using two dolls. sally puts a marble in her basket and leaves the room. anne moves the marble to her box. sally comes back in. where will she look for her marble?

Question 5

ToM and autism

Answer 5

many individuals with autism lack ToM. they have difficulty understanding other people’s beliefs, attitudes, and emotions.

Question 6

eyes task

Answer 6

Assesses social intelligence. Photographs show a small area around the eyes and participants are asked to identify the emotion.