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Theory of mind

When revealed after the fact, selfish intentions undermine prosocial actions in 5-year-olds

Kayley Dotson, Michael Tomasello

published 18 Mar 2026

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Doll play improves false belief reasoning: Evidence from a randomized-control trial

Sarah A. Gerson, Jennifer Keating, Salim Hashmi, Ross E. Vanderwert

published 18 Mar 2026

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Sources of individual variability in a pragmatic reference game: Effects of logical reasoning and Theory of Mind

Alexandra Mayn, Vera Demberg

published 19 Feb 2026

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Keep the bedtime story: A daily reading ritual improves empathy and creativity in children

Maeve Winter, A. J. Willy, James Ingersoll, Michael Joseph Meyer, Erin B. D. Clabough

published 09 Jan 2026

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Neural mechanisms underlying reward processing and social cognition: A replication study with a Japanese sample

Kenta Ohnishi, Michiyo Sugawara, Yoko Mano, Shinsuke Suzuki

published 22 Oct 2025

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Caregiver mind-mindedness training as an early intervention for social anxiety in children: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Hiva Javadian, Mary E. Stewart, Minu Mathews, Andrew James Williams, Daniel Hale

published 22 Sep 2025

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SEE+ computerized classroom-based training enhances 7- to 10-year-olds' socio-emotional cognition through observation and inference

Sveta Mayer, Iroise Dumontheil, Hannah R. Wilkinson, Kaska Porayska-Pomsta, Emily K. Farran, Andrew K. Tolmie, Denis Mareschal, the UnLocke Team

published 02 Sep 2025

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Changes in the relationship between attachment and emotion recognition from adolescence to adulthood

Katalin Oláh

published 03 Jun 2025

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Individual differences in executive functions and theory of mind mediate the relation between academic skills from kindergarten to 5^th grade

Sarah Le Diagon, Marie Jacquel, Jean-Baptiste Van der Henst, Jérôme Prado

published 02 Jun 2025

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Moral decision-making is altered in patients with schizophrenia

Koohyar Ahmadzadeh, Atiye Sarabi-Jamab, Farahnaz Beiranvand, Mina Forouzandeh, Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli, Seyed Vahid Shariat

published 02 May 2025

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Beyond beauty: Does visual art facilitate social cognitive skills?

Yagmur Ozbay, Suzanne Oosterwijk, Eftychia Stamkou

published 04 Oct 2024

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Influence of introducing a story stem in an interactive play context on maternal and their four-year-old children’s use of mental state language

Mette Skovgaard Væver, Camilla Overbye Roos, Johanne Smith-Nielsen, Ida Egmose, Katrine Isabella Wendelboe, Anne Christine Stuart

published 30 Sep 2024

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Long-term music instruction is partially associated with the development of socioemotional skills

Jed Villanueva, Beatriz Ilari, Assal Habibi

published 18 Jul 2024

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