- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday; 1 edition (May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 038548402X
- ISBN-13: 978-0385484022
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,464,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"I know 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.
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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 it comes to social relationships; the male brain is better at spatial skills. People with autism follow the male trend, but to a much greater extreme.Autistics, like many normal men, collect things, focus on what seems to others to be trivial detail, and have a narrow range of interests. Could autism be an extreme form of the male brain?For evolutionary reasons, you should take very good care to detect eye gaze, because when another animal is looking at you it can mean one of the three 'F's. Either the animal wants to fight you, feed on you, or mate with you.
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 it comes to social relationships; the male brain is better at spatial skills. People with autism follow the male trend, but to a much greater extreme.Autistics, like many normal men, collect things, focus on what seems to others to be trivial detail, and have a narrow range of interests. Could autism be an extreme form of the male brain?For evolutionary reasons, you should take very good care to detect eye gaze, because when another animal is looking at you it can mean one of the three 'F's. Either the animal wants to fight you, feed on you, or mate with you.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Not for the Practical Minded, 21 Dec 2000
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This review is from: Mindreading: An Investigation into How We Learn to Love and Lie (Hardcover)
This book addresses some basic elements of mindreading (like ascertaining someone's interest in an object from her/his eye direction) but does not substantively address real-world applications (the way that we observe and interpret subtle gestures and vocal intonation to form an idea of other people's thoughts in daily life). Instead, the book includes extensive descriptions of scientific experiments on animals and humans. The author discusses the development of mindreading capabilities in early childhood but does little to link this information to related findings on brain development. The book's focus on mindreading deficiencies in autistic people often seems insensitive and uncompassionate.
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How Not to Review a Book, 28 Oct 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mindreading: An Investigation into How We Learn to Love and Lie (Hardcover)
The previous 2 reviews, one explicitly so, could lead one to believe the book is about "mindreading" in the woo-woo, supernatural sense. The book and jacket explicity states it is topically about the "Theory of Mind" and thus the aspect of mindreading here is concerned with the human capacity to intuit each others' inner workings, motivations and actions. The roots of any intuitive abilities we may have are often unknown to us and the book explores their social and genetic sources and it is worth investigating if that is your cup of tea. I've posted this as a corrective to the earlier postings and have zilch to do with the author.
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Not as good as it said, 3 April 2000
By Lee tat kwong - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mindreading: An Investigation into How We Learn to Love and Lie (Hardcover)
The book is interesting, but the book is not in an organized format. and it haven't mention too much about the most important thing - mindreading.
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