Social Cognition - 9781138859937

Taylor & Francis

Social CognitionDevelopment Across the Life Span\nAuthor(s): Jessica Sommerville, Jean Decety\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138859937, 978-1138859937\nSynopsis\nSocial Cognition brings together diverse and timely writings that highlight cutting-edge research and theories on the development of social cognition and social behavior across species and the life span. The volume is organized according to two central themes that address issues of continuity and change both at the phylogenetic and the ontogenetic level. First, it addresses to what extent social cognitive abilities and behaviors are shared across species, versus abilities and capacities that are uniquely human. Second, it covers to what extent social cognitive abilities and behaviors are continuous across periods of development within and across the life span, versus their change with age. \n\nThis volume offers a fresh perspective on social cognition .