scholarly journals Self-projection in middle childhood: a study on the relationship between theory of mind and episodic future thinking

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Adornetti ◽  
Alessandra Chiera ◽  
Daniela Altavilla ◽  
Valentina Deriu ◽  
Andrea Marini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Recognition Task ◽  
Expression Recognition ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking ◽  
Common System ◽  
Verbal Explanation ◽  
Behavioral Design ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractGrowing evidence suggests that theory of mind (ToM) and episodic future thinking (EFT) are closely related at both brain and functional level. This study explored the relationship between ToM and EFT in 96 Italian-speaking children with typical development aged between 8 and 10.11 using a behavioral design. ToM was assessed through an emotional facial expression recognition task. EFT was assessed with a task where participants were required to project themselves forward in time by anticipating future states of the self; this resulted in two scores: a nonverbal measure and a verbal explanation measure. Results showed that the participants’ performance on the task assessing ToM correlated with and predicted the nonverbal measure of the EFT task. These findings are discussed in the light of theories suggesting that each of these abilities is governed by a common system devoted to self-projection.

The relationship between episodic future thinking and prospective memory in middle childhood: Mechanisms depend on task type

2019 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 198-213
Author(s):  
Gill Terrett ◽  
Katherine Horner ◽  
Roxanne White ◽  
Julie D. Henry ◽  
Matthias Kliegel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Task Type ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking ◽  
The Relationship

The Mediating Effect of Language on the Development of Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicity J Bigelow ◽  
Gillian M Clark ◽  
Jarrad Lum ◽  
Peter Gregory Enticott
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Cognitive Empathy ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Language Assessments ◽  
Empathic Ability ◽  
The Relationship

Theory of mind (ToM) development is critical to effective social functioning and appears to depend on complementary language abilities. The current study explored the mediating influence of language on the development of cognitive and affective ToM. 151 children aged between 5-12 years completed ToM (cognitive and affective) and language assessments, and parents provided ratings of their child’s empathic ability. Results showed that language mediated the relationship between age and both cognitive and affective ToM, but not parent-reported cognitive empathy. Examination of younger and older subgroups revealed that language mediated cognitive and affective ToM differently across developmental periods. Findings highlight the dynamic role that language plays in the development of both cognitive and affective ToM throughout early and middle childhood.

The relationship between prospective memory and episodic future thinking in younger and older adulthood

2018 ◽  
pp. 102-115
Author(s):  
Gill Terrett ◽  
Nathan. S. Rose ◽  
Julie D. Henry ◽  
Phoebe E. Bailey ◽  
Mareike Altgassen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking ◽  
Older Adulthood ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Relations of Parent-Child Interaction to Chinese Young Children's Emotion Understanding

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heyi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Task ◽  
Emotion Understanding ◽  
Dyadic Interaction ◽  
Expression Recognition ◽  
Child Interaction ◽  
Children's Emotion ◽  
Parent Child Interaction ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Parent Child

The present study examined the relationship between parent-child interaction and children's emotion understanding ability. The participants were 56 three-year-old children and their mothers from Beijing, China. Mothers and children took part in three dyadic interaction tasks and were video recorded for coding of both mothers’ and children's behaviours. Each child completed three individually administered tests of emotion understanding, including the facial expression recognition task, emotion perspective-taking task, and emotion reason understanding task. Results demonstrated that both mothers’ and children's interaction behaviours were related to children's emotion understanding. Gender differences were found in the relationships between interaction behaviours and children's emotion understanding. Girls’ emotion understanding was associated with children's positive behaviours. In contrast, boys’ emotion understanding was not associated with children's positive behaviours, but related to mothers’ negative behaviours.

Social Cognition and Cognitive Decline in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Laura Alonso-Recio ◽  
Fernando Carvajal ◽  
Carlos Merino ◽  
Juan Manuel Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Facial Expression ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Social Perception ◽  
Facial Expression Recognition ◽  
Recognition Task ◽  
Cognitive State ◽  
Expression Recognition

Abstract Social cognition (SC) comprises an array of cognitive and affective abilities such as social perception, theory of mind, empathy, and social behavior. Previous studies have suggested the existence of deficits in several SC abilities in Parkinson disease (PD), although not unanimously. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the SC construct and to explore its relationship with cognitive state in PD patients. Method: We compare 19 PD patients with cognitive decline, 27 cognitively preserved PD patients, and 29 healthy control (HC) individuals in social perception (static and dynamic emotional facial recognition), theory of mind, empathy, and social behavior tasks. We also assess processing speed, executive functions, memory, language, and visuospatial ability. Results: PD patients with cognitive decline perform worse than the other groups in both facial expression recognition tasks and theory of mind. Cognitively preserved PD patients only score worse than HCs in the static facial expression recognition task. We find several significant correlations between each of the SC deficits and diverse cognitive processes. Conclusions: The results indicate that some components of SC are impaired in PD patients. These problems seem to be related to a global cognitive decline rather than to specific deficits. Considering the importance of these abilities for social interaction, we suggest that SC be included in the assessment protocols in PD.

The relationship between prospective memory and episodic future thinking in younger and older adulthood

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gill Terrett ◽  
Nathan. S. Rose ◽  
Julie D. Henry ◽  
Phoebe E. Bailey ◽  
Mareike Altgassen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking ◽  
Older Adulthood ◽  
The Relationship

The development of episodic future thinking in middle childhood

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Ferretti ◽  
A. Chiera ◽  
S. Nicchiarelli ◽  
I. Adornetti ◽  
R. Magni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Episodic Future Thinking ◽  
Future Thinking
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