Mindblindness : an essay on autism and theory of mind / Simon Baron-Cohen.
Mindblindness : an essay on autism and theory of mind / Simon Baron-Cohen.
Mindblindness : an essay on autism and theory of mind / Simon Baron-Cohen.
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1995.
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N616.8982/55
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English
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Physical content
xxii, 171 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / John Tooby and Leda Cosmides -- Ch. 1. Mindblindness and Mindreading -- Ch. 2. Evolutionary Psychology and Social Chess -- Ch. 3. Mindreading: Nature's Choice -- Ch. 4. Developing Mindreading: The Four Steps -- Ch. 5. Autism and Mindblindness -- Ch. 6. How Brains Read Minds -- Ch. 7. The...
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1995.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
In Mindblindness, Simon Baron-Cohen presents a model of the evolution and development of "mindreading." He argues that we mindread all the time, effortlessly, automatically, and mostly unconsciously. It is the natural way in which we interpret, predict, and participate in social behavior and communication. We ascribe mental states to people: states...
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Mindblindness : an essay on autism and theory of mind / Simon Baron-Cohen.
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Learning, development, and conceptual change.
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-168) and index.
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c1995.
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N616.8982/55
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9780262023849
0262023849
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616.8982
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991005004889702626
