Theory Of Mind Flashcards
(4 cards)
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THEORY OF MIND HELPS UNDERSTAND COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES IN AUTISM:
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- Baron Cohen revealed that some autistic people struggle to infer other’s mental astates.
- > not every autistic has ToM impairment, its also not unique to them
(+validity) (-generalisability)
- > not every autistic has ToM impairment, its also not unique to them
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THEORY OF MIND SHOWS EVIDENCE OF BIOLOGICAL MATURATION:
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- Perner+Piaget: as children’s brains mature, more sophisticated ToM abilities emerge (corroborated by Liu’s cross-cultural research)
(+generalisablity due to biological component)
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- Bloom and German highlight the Sally-Anne task requires additional cognitive skills
- They argue that children who engage in pretend play have theory of mind
- (-validity)
