Psychology: Techniques and Application

Psychology: Techniques and Application ›› 2016, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (11): 684-695.doi: 10.16842/j.cnki.issn2095-5588.2016.11.007

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The Development of Theory of Mind:Evidence from Development Psychology and Social Neuroscience

CUI Miao1; XU Xiying2; ZHENG Yuwei2   

  1. (1College of Education, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, China;2Psychology and Education College, University of Jinan , Jinan 250022,China)
  • Online:2016-11-01 Published:2016-11-01

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Abstract: Theory of mind (ToM) refers to the ability to represent ones own and others desire, belief, intention ,and so on, in order to predict others behaviors.ToM is a critic research question in both development psychology and social neuroscience. As the field of psychology diversifies, in the present in the study of ToM, developmental psychologists and social neuroscientists should increase communication with each other. Currently, theory of mind include modularity theories, simulation theories, theory theory and executive accounts, each theory was supported and questioned by social neuroscience research. At least, four issues currently have challenged the neural evidence for ToM. In the future, we should focus on structural and functional changes in brain areas associated with ToM development; and we should also examine training or genetics influence on neural changes that accompany ToM development and use transcranial magnetic stimulation to examine the brain areas that associate with simulation, conceptual advances, and executive function.

Key words: theory of mind; modularity theory; simulation theory; theory theory; executive account

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