The ability to believe that others have an unobservable mental state. This is critical for social interactions, communication, empathy, morality, self-consciousness. We understand other people by ascribing mental states to them (that is, surmising what is happening in their mind).
Published on Jul 10, 2024
Person can imaginatively take the role of another and can understand and accurately predict that person's thoughts, feelings and actions.
Published on Nov 02, 2020