Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind

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Simon Baron-Cohen (Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Cambridge University) Leda Cosmides

Mindblindness

An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind

Simon Baron-Cohen (Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Cambridge University), Leda Cosmides, John Tooby , Jeffrey S. Rosenschein

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English

MIT Press
22 January 1997

Psychological theory & schools of thought; Child & developmental psychology; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Clinical psychology

Series: Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change

In Mindblindness, Simon Baron-Cohen presents a model of the evolution and development of ""mindreading."" He argues that we mindread all the time, effortlessly, automatically, and mostly unconsciously. It is the natural way in which we interpret, predict, and participate in social behavior and communication. We ascribe mental states to people- states such as thoughts, desires, knowledge, and intentions.

Building on many years of research, Baron-Cohen concludes that children with autism, suffer from ""mindblindness"" as a result of a selective impairment in mindreading. For these children, the world is essentially devoid of mental things.

Baron-Cohen develops a theory that draws on data from comparative psychology, from developmental, and from neuropsychology. He argues that specific neurocognitive mechanisms have evolved that allow us to mindread, to make sense of actions, to interpret gazes as meaningful, and to decode ""the language of the eyes.""

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By: Simon Baron-Cohen (Professor of Developmental Psychopathology Cambridge University)
Foreword by: Leda Cosmides, John Tooby
Edited by: Jeffrey S. Rosenschein
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9780262522250
ISBN 10: 026252225X
Series: Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 22 January 1997
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor in Developmental Psychopathology and Director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge, is the author of Mindblindness (MIT Press, 1997) and The Essential Difference- The Truth about the Male and Female Mind.

Reviews for Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind

"""Wow! in this lucid, compelling book Simon Baron-Cohen guides us deepinto the realm of the mind...This fascinating book captures theexcitment of an emerging field, and advances that field."" Henry M. Wellman, University of Michigan"