Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: Numerous cognitive studies on theory of mind have been done.However, their paradigms are mainly desinged to probe if children can infer an imaginary person's behavior derived from the person's belief in an imaginary situation.They have given little attention to the fact that it is the person in close relation whose mind we would like to know.In this article what is the essential character of human relationships is discussed.Then, it points out limitations of cognitive perspectives on understanding others' minds comparing with emotional communication between infants and their close partners.Significance of sympathy as the essential propensity in understanding of others is considered through the comparison between Japanese term kokoro and mind.Finally, as human interactions naturally include both cognitive and emotional aspects, it suggests the need for integral approaches to understand their interrelations in future researches.
Author: Shigeru Nakano
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W199907122