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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Theory of Mind (ToM)"”.
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Theory of mind development : comparing autism spectrum disorder subgroups in light of changing diagnostic criteria
… proposed that autism is fundamentally a disorder of social relatedness. Severe deficits in theory of mind (ToM) - or the ability to understand that other people can have mental states different from our own and that these mental states influence behaviour - are commonly thought to explain the …
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Theory of mind following paediatric traumatic brain injury : a comparative study of South African children
“Theory of mind” (ToM) refers to the ability to understand and make inferences about other people’s intentions, feelings and beliefs. The fact that previous research shows an impairment in social competence following traumatic brain injury (TBI) alludes to a potential relationship between TBI and …
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The social brain in human and religious evolution: Elucidating the role of theory of mind in (non)religious belief
Contemporary theorists of religion have argued that religious beliefs are “natural” because they arise from normally functioning social cognitive capacities, especially Theory of Mind (ToM). Hence, attempts to explain atheism have relied heavily on the assumption that nonbelievers may have a …
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All Therapies Are Equal - Unless You’re a Bot: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Four Therapy Schools for AI Chatbot Therapists
… school suits an LLM best, and does an explicit Theory-of-Mind (ToM) reflection improve outcomes? We prompted GPT-4.1-mini to act as eight therapists — CBT, Narrative, Psychodynamic, and SFBT, each with and without a ToM step — and held 240 simulated sessions with scripted AI patients. SFBT …
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Developing deception detection skills: an investigation of theory of mind and emotion knowledge as precursors
… views the world; specifically, these skills are often relied upon for detecting deception in others. The purpose of the study was to examine predictors of children’s deception detection skills to shed light on the development of social cognition. Specifically, preschoolers’ emotion knowledge was …
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Theory of Mind Reasoning and its Relationship to Executive and Social Functioning in 10-Year-Olds
Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to make inferences about mental states, though little research has examined ToM development in middle childhood. Recent studies have distinguished inferencing about beliefs (cognitive ToM) and emotions (affective ToM). ToM has also been associated with executive …
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FMRI studies of the relationship between language and theory of mind in adult cognition
… Many questions remain about the precise nature of the relationship between language processing and Theory of Mind (ToM), and their neural substrates. On the one hand, the two domains share an intimate connection given that a) language appears to have been shaped by communicative pressures; b) …
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A Developmental Cascade Model of Neurocognitive Functioning: Risk, Resilience, and Implications for Children's Mental Health
Theory of Mind (ToM) and executive functioning (EF) are two neurocognitive abilities that develop rapidly over the preschool period. ToM and EF are highly interrelated, both behaviourally and neurologically, and are predictive of a host of psychosocial outcomes across the lifespan. This …
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Social cognition in individuals with psychosis and healthy individuals
The primary goal of the study was to examine one factor of social cognition, Theory of Mind (ToM), using the Hinting Task. The first aim of the study was to investigate ToM abilities among healthy individuals and analyse by gender, age, and education. The second aim was to compare ToM abilities …
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Exploring Social Cognition as a Risk Factor for Peer Victimization for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
In light of striking prevalence rates and adverse effects of bullying on interpersonal, psychological, and academic functioning, this study investigated a potentially influential risk factor, social cognition, for peer victimization of the uniquely at-risk population of students with Autism …
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The relationship between a child's affect regulation and their social cognition (theory of mind and empathy)
Affect regulation is an essential component of human development and is crucial for successful social functioning and emotional health. Similarly social cognitive skills like empathy and Theory of Mind (ToM) are also necessary for successful social understanding and interaction in childhood. …
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Racially Diverse Adolescent Friendship Groups: A Phenomenological Research Study
… humility (CH) focuses on its development in professionals, this research study looks at its development in students experiencing the phenomenon of racially diverse friendship. Previous research has found there to be a significant relationship between Theory of Mind (ToM) and social competence. …
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Effect of Sleep Quality on Theory of Mind in Children with ADHD
… the relationship between sleep quality and Theory of Mind (ToM) in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children with ADHD often have reduced sleep quality and increased daytime sleepiness than their typically developing peers. ToM is a skill that entails gaining …
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The cognitive bases of mental state reasoning in adults
… the relationship between inhibitory control and theory of mind (ToM), using structural equation modelling. The battery of executive function tasks was found to tap two separate inhibitory components, response inhibition and response selection. This went against the literature suggesting one …
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A Quantitative Neural Biomarker for Rejection Estimation: A Neuroeconomic Approach for Evaluating Theory of Mind
The clinical presentation of social phobia suggests that alterations in theory of mind (TOM) may play a systematic role in the development and maintenance of the disorder. In the current study we leverage a quantitative neuroeconmic approach to probe for neural and behavior markers of cognitive …
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Theory of Mind, Pragmatic Language, and Social Skills in Male Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
… Disorder (ASD) is characterized a core triad of symptoms: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests (APA, 2000). Impairments in social development, however, have been considered the most …
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Investigating the neuropsychology of theory of mind and designing a new test of theory of mind in acquired brain injury
In Part 1 the Literature on the Neuropsychology of Theory of Mind (ToM) was investigated in a Systematic Literature Review of scanning and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) lesion studies. The quality of study methodologies and the tests used to assess ToM were evaluated, and findings about the brain …
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The Development of Theory of Mind and Social Competence in Young Pakistani Children
Theory of mind (ToM) refers to a cognitive ability that enables one to attribute mental states (such as desires, emotions, beliefs) to self and others. In recent years researchers have identified cultural variations in the onset of ToM understanding in collectivist and individualist cultures. …
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Embodiment and its Effects. How Creativity, Perception and Sensory Processing Sensitivity Link with Empathy and Theory of Mind Mechanisms
Embodied cognition is the study of how actions and interactions with objects and individuals affect cognitive processing. Neuroaesthetics deals with the neural, biological and evolutionary aspects of aesthetic experience which occur through the senses and consist of the emotional value placed onto …
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A Critical Examination of Spontaneous Perspective Taking
A number of authors have identified an extension of Theory of Mind (ToM) termed as ‘spontaneous perspective taking’, in which another’s visual perspective is computed both ‘rapidly’ and ‘spontaneously’ (Samson, Apperly, Braithwaite, Andrews, & Bodley Scott, 2010). The current work examines this …
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