272pp, index, bibliography, appendix. Or boards in jacket. Minor bump to top of pages, 4cm tear at bottom rear of spine. In this first 'popular' book on 'Theory of the Mind' - how we learn to 'read' other people's emotions, beliefs and expectations. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Mindreading. An Investigation Inot How We Learn to Love and Lie.

Publisher

Doubleday, New York

Publication Date

1997

Language

English

ISBN 10

038548402X

ISBN 13

9780385484022

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Synopsis

A fascinating, popular account of the nascent field of psychology devoted to the "Theory of Mind" shows how humans' awareness of the inner worlds of others enables them to form mature relationships with them as well as to deceive them.

From the Inside Flap

what you're thinking," we say, but how do we know what others are thinking or feeling? Because evolution has granted us what has come to be known as "Theory of Mind," the ability not only to be self-aware but aware of others' consciousness. Theory of Mind develops slowly-and in some cases, such as autism, develops little or not at all. Theory of Mind allows us to interact socially, to care about others, to manage our behavior in groups, to fall in love, and--less admirably--it allows us to lie.

Some of the subject matter covered in Mindreading:

You are less likely to detect lies told to you by your longterm partner than by a new acquaintance.Female babies react more strongly and more often to another baby's cries than male babies. In other words, female children are more predisposed to become personally distressed by emotion in others and to cry in sympathy.In general, the female brain is superior to the male brain when

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