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The Development of Theory of Mind: Historical Reflections

2017; Wiley; Volume: 11; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/cdep.12236

1750-8606

Henry M. Wellman,

Cultural Differences and Values

Abstract In this article, I reflect on theory of mind as a field, including how it arose and how it developed. My research has been intertwined with this process; beginning right out of graduate school, my career developed along with the field, and I contributed to the field and its development at various points. So this essay also traces my path as I strived, and still strive, to understand how theory of mind begins and unfolds in human development, what forces shape that development, and what accounts best explain the timetables and progressions of theory‐of‐mind understandings in humans. I end with my sense of where theory‐of‐mind research is likely to head in the near future.