I see into your mind too well: Working memory adjusts the probability judgment of others' mental states

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 367-376

  Maehara, Yukio ^a   Saito, Satoru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult; Dual task; Probability judgment; Theory of mind; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THEORY OF MIND;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755128485     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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