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THEORY MIND [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
CONT

To attribute beliefs, knowledge and emotions to others is to have what psychologists call a theory of mind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Structure mentale postulée à partir de laquelle il serait possible d'expliquer et de prédire les comportements intentionnels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
DEF

Habilidad para comprender y predecir la conducta de otras personas, sus conocimientos, sus intenciones, sus emociones y sus creencias.

OBS

Algunos autores consideran sinónimos los términos metacognición y teoría de la mente, sin embargo designan dos conceptos totalmente diferentes.

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