Social cognition [electronic resource] / Philip David Zelazo (editor).

Summary:

"Social cognition refers to the awareness of one’s own and other people’s mental states (i.e., acquiring a theory of mind), including emotions, motives, desires and feelings. Socio-cognitive skills, such as the ability to understand, describe and predict people’s mental states, allow children to develop a strong social cognition. Developing social and cognitive awareness is especially important during infancy to prepare children to interact properly with the social world prior to school entry."

Record details

Physical Description: 1 electronic text (34 pages) : PDF file.
Publisher: Alberta : Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"February 2011".

Contents: Synthesis; Social cognition in infancy / Chris Moore; Infants' social cognitive knowledge / Jessica Al Sommerville; Social-cognitive development in early childhood / Scott A. Miller; The development of theory of mind in early childhood / Janet Wilde Astington; Early social cognition: comments on Astington and Edward, Miller, Moore and Sommerville / Nancy Eisenberg; Is social cognition an oxymoron? Comments on Astington and Edward, Miller, Moore and Sommerville / Philippe Rochat; Early social cognition / Claire Hughes; Social cognition: comments on Hughes and Lecce / Megan M. Mcclelland.