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Curs acadèmic:
2025
Descripció:
This subject aims that students acquire a deep understanding of what is the Theory of mind, or the human ability to interpret their own mental states (like desires, beliefs, intentions, emotions...) and those of others, in order to predict people's behaviour. Work will be directed at understanding which specific abilities are involved in the Theory of mind, how ToM skills develop, and how they relate to other human capacities such as language or executive functions. We will deal with the implications that developing these skills has in social behaviour, and will study how ToM skills are affected in different mental disorders. Furthermore, some evaluation tools and intervention strategies will be considered and practised. Contents will be divided in the following parts: 1. Introduction to Theory of Mind (ToM). 1.1. What is ToM? 1.2. Development of ToM (from infancy to old age). 1.3. Relations between ToM and social behaviour. 2. Relations between ToM, language & executive functions. 3. ToM and mental disorders. 3.1. Language and communication disorders. 3.2. Affective disorders. 3.3. Behavioural disorders. 3.4. Personality disorders. 3.5. Psychothic disorders. 3.6. Other types of disorders. 4. Evaluation and Intervention. 4.1. Evaluation of ToM skills. 4.2. Intervention aimed at improving mentalistic abilities.
Crèdits ECTS:
3
Professor responsable:
Francesc Sidera Caballero

Grups

Grup F

Durada:
Semestral, 1r semestre
Professorat:
Francesc Sidera Caballero
Idioma de les classes:
Anglès (100%)

Competències

  • Participar activament en el treball d´equip, respectant les decisions col.lectives.
  • · Saber analitzar les demandes i les necessitats de persones, grups o organitzacions en diferents contextos utilitzant els marcs teòrics de la psicologia
  • · Establir les prioritats, les metes i els objectius de la intervenció
  • · Identificar les característiques dels individus, grups o organitzacions i els contextos rellevants per als serveis que se sol·licita
  • · Valorar, contrastar i prendre decisions sobre l'elecció dels mètodes i dels instruments de mesura adequats en cada situació o context d'avaluació
  • · Aplicar els mètodes o les estratègies recollits en el pla d'intervenció, d'acord amb els objectius establerts, en els contextos rellevants per al servei demanat.

Continguts

1. Introduction to Theory of Mind (ToM). 1.1. What is ToM? 1.2. Development of ToM from infancy to late adulthood. 1.3. ToM and social behaviour.

2. Relations between ToM, language & executive functions.

3. ToM and mental disorders. 3.1. Autism. 3.2. Affective disorders. 3.3. Behavioural disorders. 3.4. Personality disorders. 3.5. Psychothic disorders. 3.6. Other types of disorders.

4. Evaluation and Intervention. 4.1. Evaluation of ToM skills. 4.2. Educational interventions aimed at improving ToM skills.

Activitats

Tipus d’activitat Hores amb professor Hores sense professor Hores virtuals amb professor Total
Anàlisi / estudi de casos 12,00 20,00 0 32,00
Lectura / comentari de textos 9,00 22,00 0 31,00
Prova d'avaluació 1,50 10,50 0 12,00
Total 22,50 52,50 0 75

Bibliografia

  • Apperly, I. (2011). Mindreaders The Cognitive Basis of "Theory of Mind''. Psychology Press.
  • Antonietti, Alessandro (cop. 2006 ). Theory of mind and language in developmental contexts . New York: Springer. Catàleg
  • Astington, Janet W. (2005 ). Why language matters for theory of mind . New York: Oxford University Press. Catàleg
  • Baglio, Francesca. Marchetti, Antonella (2017). When (and how) is theory of mind useful? : evidence from life-span research: Frontiers Media SA Catàleg
  • Baron-Cohen, Simon (cop. 1995 ). Mindblindness : an essay on autism and theory of mind . Cambridge (Mass.) [etc.]: MIT Press. Catàleg
  • Bogdashina, O. (2006). Theory of Mind and the Triad of Perspectives on Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Catàleg
  • Carpendale, Jeremy I. M (cop. 2006 ). How children develop social understanding . Malden (Massachusetts): Blackwell. Catàleg
  • Dimaggio, Giancarlo (2010 ). Metacognition and severe adult mental disorders : from research to treatment . London: Routledge. Catàleg
  • Doherty, Martin J (2009 ). Theory of mind : how children understand others' thoughtsand feelings . New York: Psychology Press. Catàleg
  • Cornago, Anabel (DL 2012 ). Manual de teoría de la mente para niños con autismo : ejercicios, materiales y estrategias : las personas percibimos, sentimos, pensamos o creemos distinto . Valencia: Psylicom. Catàleg
  • Crespo Allende, Nina María García Escala, Georgina Ramos Morales, Carlos (2011 ). Habilidades subyacentes al desarrollo del lenguaje en la escuela : conciencia metapragmática, teoría de la mente yrazonamiento analógico verbal . Saarbrücken: Académica Española. Catàleg
  • Devine & Lecce (Editors) (2021). Theory of Mind in Middle Childhood and Adolescence Integrating Multiple Perspectives. London: Routledge. Catàleg
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  • Homer, Bruce D. (cop. 2005 ). The Development of social cognition and communication . Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Catàleg
  • Hughes, C. (2011). Social understanding and social lives. Psychology Press.
  • Kloo, Daniela (cop. 2008 ). Theory of mind and executive functions : developmental processes in the preschool period . Saarbrücken: VDM. Catàleg
  • Leudar, I. & Costall, A. (2009). Against Theory of Mind. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN. Catàleg
  • Legerstee, Maria Theresia (2005 ). Infants' sense of people : precursors to a theory of mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Catàleg
  • Lopez-Soto, T., Garcia-Lopez, A., & Salguero-Lamillar, F. J. (Eds.) (2023). Theory of Mind Under Scrutiny. Springer.
  • Lynn Cohen Brennan (2011). Teaching Perspective-Taking Skills to Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. PRO-ED.
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  • Miller, Scott A (2012 ). Theory of mind : beyond the preschool years . New York: Psychology Press. Catàleg
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  • Mitchell, P. & Riggs, K. J. (2000). Children's reasoning and the mind. Psychology Press.
  • Moore, Chris Frye, Douglas (1991 ). Children's theories of mind : mental states and social understanding . Hillsdale [etc.]: Lawrence Erlbaum. Catàleg
  • Ordetx, Kirstina,|eautor. Teaching theory of mind : a curriculum for children with high functioning autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and related social challenges . . Catàleg
  • Papaleontiou-Louca, Eleonora (cop. 2008 ). Metacognition and theory of mind . Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Pub.. Catàleg
  • Perner, Josef (1994 ). Comprender la mente representacional . Barcelona [etc.]: Paidós. Catàleg
  • Ratcliffe, Matthew (2007 ). Rethinking commonsense psychology: a critique of folk psychology, theory of mind and simulation . Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. Catàleg
  • Repacholi, Betty Slaughter, Virginia (2003 ). Individual differences in theory of mind : implications for typical and atypical development . New York: Psychology Press. Catàleg
  • Saarni, Carolyn (cop. 1999 ). The development of emotional competence . New York: Guilford Press. Catàleg
  • Saxe, Rebecca (2007 ). Theory of mind . Hove [etc.]: Psychology Press. Catàleg
  • Schneider, Wolfgang, 1950- (2005 ). Young children's cognitive development : interrelationships among executive functioning, working memory, verbal ability, and theory of mind . Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates. Catàleg
  • Serrano Ortiz, Jèssica (DL 2013 ). Desarrollo de la teoría de la mente, lenguaje y funciones ejecutivas en niños de 4 a 12 años. [Girona]: Universitat de Girona. Recuperat 07-07-2014, a http://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/123549 Catàleg
  • Sharp, C., Fonagy, P., & Goodyer, I. (2008). Social cognition and developmental psychopathology. Oxford University Press.
  • Slaughter, V., & De Rosnay, M. (Eds.). (2017). Theory of mind development in context. Routledge.
  • Sokol, Bryan W. (2010 ). Self and social regulation : social interaction and the development of social understanding and executive functions . New York: Oxford University Press. Catàleg
  • Wellman, H. M. (2014). Making Minds. How Theory of Mind Develops. Oxford University Press. Catàleg

Avaluació i qualificació

Activitats d'avaluació:

Descripció de l'activitat Avaluació de l'activitat % Recuperable
Group Work In groups, students will be asked to evaluate ToM skills and carry out an intervention in an individual or group of people. Scoring criteria will be established at the moment of explaining the activity. 35 No
Final Exam This activity will be done individually.
Specific evaluation criteria will be explained before the exam.
35 No
Flipped classroom and participation. Students will be ask to work at home (read texts, watch videos, do exercises...) and then in class we will do activities related to this work. Home and classroom exercices, as well as classroom participation, will be evaluated. 30 No

Qualificació

The final score will be calculated through the weighted average of the grades of the 3 activities. In order to pass the subject, students need to get a minimum mark of 5 in this final score.

There is no minimum mark in any of the three evaluation activities.

Copying, plagiarism or the use of fraudulent procedures in any of the exercises required in the assessment will result in failure of the subject. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools will be defined in each of the evaluation activities.

Non-permitted uses of AI will be considered as fraud. In those cases in which the professor has doubts about the authorship of an evaluation activity, the professor may ask the student a face-to-face interview to guarantee that the student is the author of the activity.

Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
Students not attending the exam or not submitting the group work will be considered as "no presentat".

Avaluació única:
Students choosing the option "Avaluació única" will take an exam at the end of the semester. Sudents failing this exam will have to retake it. The maximum final mark for the retake exam will be 5.

Requisits mínims per aprovar:
To pass the subjects, students will need to have a minimum mark of 5.

Also, they will need to have attended the exam and have submitted the group work.

Observacions

English will be the main language used in the subject.
To contact the teacher: francesc.sidera@udg.edu
Office: Faculty of Education and Psychology, 333 (third floor)

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