Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

theory of mind  

Definition

  • Theory of mind is the ability to understand the thoughts and feelings of other people and oneself. It is generally used to refer to a stage-like development at the age of 4 years, when children start to understand belief. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Theory of Mind]

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-L7CMZG9G-5

Download this concept: