The theory of mind hypothesis of autism: A critical evaluation of the status quo.

IF 5.1 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY

Psychological review Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI:10.1037/rev0000532

Emily L Long, Caroline Catmur, Geoffrey Bird

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Abstract

The theory of mind (ToM) hypothesis of autism is the idea that difficulties inferring the mental states of others may explain social communication difficulties in autism. In the present article, we critically evaluate existing theoretical accounts, concluding that none provides a sufficient explanation of ToM in autism. We then evaluate existing tests of ToM, identifying problems that limit the validity of the conclusions that may be drawn from them. Finally, as an example of how the identified issues may be resolved, we describe work developing a psychological account of ToM (the Mind-space framework) and a new test of ToM accuracy (the Interview Task). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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自闭症心理理论假说：对现状的批判性评价。

自闭症的心理理论（ToM）假说认为，推断他人心理状态的困难可以解释自闭症患者的社会沟通困难。在本文中，我们批判性地评估了现有的理论，得出的结论是，没有一个理论能充分解释自闭症中的ToM。然后，我们评估ToM的现有测试，找出限制可能从中得出的结论有效性的问题。最后，作为如何解决已识别问题的一个例子，我们描述了开发ToM的心理解释（心智空间框架）和ToM准确性的新测试（访谈任务）的工作。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Psychological review 医学-心理学

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9.70

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5.60%

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期刊介绍： Psychological Review publishes articles that make important theoretical contributions to any area of scientific psychology, including systematic evaluation of alternative theories.