This volume explores the development as early as infancy of social cognitive abilities, including prelinguistic communicative and monitoring abilities hitherto

In recent years, much stimulating research has emerged on children's theories of mind, construed as the understanding of others' intentions, beliefs, and desire

Over the last fifteen years, developmentalists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, educators and clinicians have considered the acquisition of a theory of mind

In recent years there has been a shift within developmental psychology away from examining the cognitive systems at different ages, to trying to understand exac

Social Cognition brings together diverse and timely writings that highlight cutting-edge research and theories on the development of social cognition and social