The Evolutionary Course of Theory of Mind - Factors that facilitate or inhibit its operation and the role of ICTs

Victoria Bamicha () and Athanasios Drigas ()
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Victoria Bamicha: Net Media Lab Mind - Brain R&D IIT - N.C.S.R. "Demokritos" , Athens, Greece
Athanasios Drigas: Net Media Lab Mind - Brain R&D IIT - N.C.S.R. "Demokritos" , Athens, Greece

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2022, vol. 30, issue 1, 138-158

Abstract: The Theory of Mind is a bridge of mental understanding between us and others. Its proper functioning provides opportunities for communication, effective social interaction, development on a cognitive and metacognitive level. The present study aims to examine its developmental stages from infancy to adolescence, as well as the main factors that stimulate or defeat its course. The crucial development of executive skills, language function, and the importance of the role of ICTs is pointed out, as they compensate for the difficulties in the formation of Theory of Mind and promote its continuous improvement throughout an individual's life.

Keywords: theory of mind; explicit and implicit theory of mind; executive function; social cognition; metacognition; intention understanding; false belief first and second order; ICTs; neural processing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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