Adult theory of mind, cooperation, Machiavellianism: The effect of mindreading on social relations

Paál, Tünde; Bereczkei, Tamás

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2006.12.021

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“…Paal and Bereczkei (2007) confirm that Machiavellianism is negatively related to cooperation because they hold a cynical view of others, doubt others' intension, and distrust others [14]. Wolfson (1981) provides evidence that High Machiavellians are less likely to conduct helping behaviour compared to low Machiavellians [15].…”

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Does Darker Hide More Knowledge? The Relationship between Machiavellianism and Knowledge Hiding

Pan¹,

Zhou²,

Zhang³

2016

IJSIA

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Section: Machiavellianism and Knowledge Hidingmentioning

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Does Darker Hide More Knowledge? The Relationship between Machiavellianism and Knowledge Hiding

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Zhou²,

Zhang³

2016

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“…The capacity of recognising and understanding mental states in others and explaining the behaviour based on this information is often referred to as theory of mind (TOM, in other terms: mind reading, mentalization) (Premack and Woodruff, 1978). TOM processing is fundamental for navigating interpersonal relationships (Paal and Bereczkei, 2007), as well as for understanding how people feel, think and behave (Baron-Cohen, 2001). This capability is often associated with cognitive empathy (Preston and Hofelich, 2012).…”

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Bálint

Klausch

Pólya

2018

Journal of Media Psychology

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Shot scale in film, that is the apparent spatial distance of characters from the camera, is one of the most important compositional elements in a film shot guiding media audiences' attention. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate the extent to which apparent spatial distance of fictional characters can evoke theory of mind responding in film viewers. Theory of mind, referring to the capacity of attributing mental states to others, is considered fundamental in audiences' character involvement and narrative understanding, and it presumably mediates narrative effects. Four short animated movies were annotated for shot scale distribution and presented to participants (N = 52) in a within-subject design.Participants were asked to retell the story of the films and fill in questionnaires on narrative experience. Skin conductance was also measured during exposure. Story-descriptions were content analysed for theory of mind responses. In a Poisson-regression model average spatial

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“…Frith & Corcoran, 1996;Kerr et al, 2003), and in studies designed to investigate the relationship between mindreading ability and other aspects of social psychology, in both adults and children (e.g. Liddle & Nettle, 2006;Henzi et al, 2007;Paal & Bereczkei, 2007;Nettle & Liddle, 2008;Sylwester et al, 2012).…”

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The ease and extent of recursive mindreading, across implicit and explicit tasks

O’Grady

Kliesch

Smith

et al. 2015

Evolution and Human Behavior

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Adult theory of mind, cooperation, Machiavellianism: The effect of mindreading on social relations

Cited by 208 publications

References 12 publications

Does Darker Hide More Knowledge? The Relationship between Machiavellianism and Knowledge Hiding

Does Darker Hide More Knowledge? The Relationship between Machiavellianism and Knowledge Hiding

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The ease and extent of recursive mindreading, across implicit and explicit tasks

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