To a large extent, the human infant is socialized through the acquisition of a specific
cognitive mechanism known as theory of mind (ToM), a term which is currently used to …

The extreme parenting experiences encountered by children who are physically abused or
neglected place them at increased risk for impaired socio-emotional development. There is …

Most of us are continually aware that others have thoughts and feelings–but are children?
When? This book is a concise and readable review of the extensive research into children's …

Young children can use language to regulate emotion. This degree of self-regulatory skill is
expected of young school-age children. Those who are regarded as having behavior …

The diagnostic criteria of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) include emotional impairments.
However, scientific evidence for these impairments is varied and subtle. In this contribution …

It is still largely unknown how receiving a cochlear implant affects the emotion
understanding in deaf children. We examined indices for emotion understanding and their …

Geistige Behinderung ist kein rein kognitives Problem, auch die (sozio-) emotionale
Entwicklung kann beeinträchtigt sein und verzögert oder unvollständig ablaufen. Dadurch …

Theory of mind, the ability to understand mental states, involves inferences about others'
cognitive (cognitive theory of mind) and emotional (affective theory of mind) mental states …

As adults, we not only have emotions but we try to understand emotions—in a variety of
ways. We have concepts for mood and temperament and for specific categories of emotions …

Age differences in social cognition between adolescents and young adults were
investigated. Two large groups of adolescents and young adults were given tasks of theory …