PSYC 315 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Joint Attention, Brainstem, Intersubjectivity
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Development of theory of mind among typically & atypically. Na ve psychology: common sense level of understanding of other people & oneself. Refer to invisible mental state (desire, belief, perception, memory) Joint attention, intersubjectivity (mutual understanding that people share during communication) and understanding of intention emerge late in first year of life. Know how to comfort unhappy playmate physically & verbally. Development beyond infancy development of children"s understanding of others minds & their play with peers. False-belief problem: task that tests a child"s understanding that other people will act in accord with their own belief even when the child knows that those beliefs are incorrect. Most 3 years olds fail in this task (14% correct), but almost all. Pencils in smarties box: theory of mind module (tomm): hypothesized brain mechanism devoted to understanding other human beings (nativist view) Autism children missing band of tissue in brain stem: psychological understandings develop through interactions (empiricist)
