A sample of research on theory-of-mind development in deaf children, male variability in cooperation, hypnosis and visual tasks, attitude formation, early training and musical skills, whether children prioritize saving animals, and the use of moral language in the U.S. Congress. More
A sample of articles on mind wandering, the implicit association test (IAT), mystical experiences, theory of mind, and health. More
APS Past Board Member Susan A. Gelman, Carol S. Dweck, Neil Burgess, and Andrew N. Meltzoff are honored for their lifetimes of achievement in the basic science of psychology. More
A sample of research exploring how we track other people’s knowledge states, individual differences in face recognition, and self-other agreement in personality reports. More
A sample of research exploring inspiration and belief in God, replicability of implicit theory of mind paradigms, and memory distortion resulting from context reinstatement. More
When adults look out at other people, we have what psychologists and philosophers call a “theory of mind”—that is, we think that the people around us have feelings, emotions and beliefs just as we do. And we somehow manage to read complex mental states in their sounds and movements. But More
