The Social Brain

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What is not a part of theory of mind?
We are unable to reason and respond to other emotions etc. without external cues
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What does Heider and Simmel's (1944) shape interaction show about humans?
We attribute mental states onto objects because they are engaging in human like behaviour
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What percentage of people does autism affect?
1%
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What is mindblindness (Baron-Cohen, 1995)?
Unable to represent others' mental states
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At what age does theory of mind become manifested in joint attention in infants?
18 months
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What is an example of joint attention in an infant?
Looking where the parents finger then where they are pointing
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What does early use of pointing predict?
Language development
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What are children with autism often impaired on as toddlers?
Joint attention
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What did Mitchell et al. (2004) find that the MPFC was activated by?
Forming impressions of others
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What activated the vMPFC the most?
Thinking about similar others
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What activated the dMPFC the most?
Thinking about dissimilar others
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What does the TPJ appear to be involved in?
Reasoning about others
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What does the extra striate body area respond to?
Perception of bodies
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What does the superior temporal sulcus play a role in?
Detecting biological motion
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What does the STS integrate biological motion with?
Mental states
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People with ASD are able to ______ the information but find it more difficult to interpret the _______
Process, meaning
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What is the STS of autistic people not sensitive to?
Intentional content of gaze shifts
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What are the STS and TPJ involved in (Frith & Frith, 2006)?
Monitoring gaze direction and perspective taking
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What is the MPFC involved in?
Anticipating others actions and sharing mental states
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