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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 6/2023

17-05-2022 | Letter to the Editor

All Humans Have a ‘Theory of Mind’

Auteurs: Chi-Lin Yu, Henry M. Wellman

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2023

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In a recent letter in this journal, Gough (2021) argues that the term theory of mind should be eliminated because it breeds conflation and miscommunication. For example, “the ‘theory of mind’ purportedly lacked by autistic people, and the ‘theory of mind’ purportedly lacked by non-human animals, are not the same thing—We have a clear case of conflation and miscommunication.” (p.1), and “pioneers in [this field] have led the way in making the conflation.” (p. 2). Rampant problems require that the term should be replaced with a cluster of other terms. …
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Metagegevens
Titel
All Humans Have a ‘Theory of Mind’
Auteurs
Chi-Lin Yu
Henry M. Wellman
Publicatiedatum
17-05-2022
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2023
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05584-1

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