Usage of the term 'theory of mind'(ToM) has exploded across fields ranging from
developmental psychology to social neuroscience and psychiatry research. However, its …

Abstract Theory of mind (ToM; aka, mind‐reading, mentalizing, mental‐state attribution, and
perspective‐taking) is the ability to ascribe mental states, such as desires and beliefs, to …

Should the idea of economic man—the amoral and self-interested Homo economicus—
determine how we expect people to respond to monetary rewards, punishments, and other …

Everyone agrees that joint attention is a key feature of human social cognition. Yet, despite
over 40 years of work and hundreds of publications on this topic, there is still surprisingly …

Driven by both applied and theoretical goals, scientific interest in canine cognition has
experienced a rapid surge in popularity, especially over the last 15 years. Here we provide …

Dogs are trained for a variety of working roles including assistance, protection, and detection
work. Many canine working roles, in their modern iterations, were developed at the turn of …

Humans interact with animals in numerous ways and on numerous levels. We are indeed
living in an “animal” s world,'in the sense that our lives are very much intertwined with the …

Currently, there is still no consensus about whether animals can ascribe mental states
(Theory of Mind) to themselves and others. Showing animals can respond to cues that …

We tested domestic dogs (N= 16) in a Guesser–Knower task in which they chose between
possible locations for hidden food indicated by human informants. In four experiments, the …

Dogs (Canis familiaris) and cats (Felis silvestris catus) have been domesticated through
different processes. Dogs were the first domesticated animals, cooperating with humans by …