Pretend play has been claimed to be crucial to children's healthy development. Here we
examine evidence for this position versus 2 alternatives: Pretend play is 1 of many routes to …

In this article, I reflect on theory of mind as a field (ToM), how it has developed over the
years, and focally on the state of current research and theory. Having begun with …

In this article we argue that to study or apply games as learning environments, multiple
perspectives have to be taken into account. We first define game-based learning and …

This book focuses on the crucial importance of developmental work to psychotherapy and
psychopathology. It offers an account of psychotherapy to integrate scientific knowledge of …

Empathy is an essential part of normal social functioning, yet there are precious few
instruments for measuring individual differences in this domain. In this article we review …

A new class of visuomotor neuron has been recently discovered in the monkey's premotor
cortex: mirror neurons. These neurons respond both when a particular action is performed …

This paper proposes a framework for understanding people's theories about their own
cognition. Metacognitive theories are defined broadly as systematic frameworks used to …

This target article presents a theory of human cultural learning. Cultural learning is identified
with those instances of social learning in which intersubjectivity or perspective-taking plays a …