+1 862 207 3288 Drawing on materials from DSE 212 author; Helen Clegg, this essay will be looking at theory of mind and how it may have evolved, and the adaptive function of theory of mind. In an attempt to do this, this essay will start on defining the theory of mind, identifying the different psychological theories about it, and then highlighting any arguments considered for its status as an evolved adaptation, that comes across with these theories. Then, this essay will discuss the claim that theory of mind is an evolved adaptation. Evolutionary psychologists found theory of mind is an important aspect, which should be examined in order to find out how and when theory of mind evolved as well as finding out its functions.
According to Byrne and Whiten, theory of mind can be defined as ones capacity to be able to put oneself in the shoes of another (Cited in Clegg, 2007, p.133). This must involv…(short extract)
