The cognitive basis of social interaction across the lifespan

TY - BOOK

T1 - The cognitive basis of social interaction across the lifespan

A2 - Ferguson, Heather J.

A2 - Bradford, Elisabeth E. F.

N1 - Chapter Contributors: 1. The Cognitive Basis of Social Interaction Across the Lifespan: An Introduction, Heather J. Ferguson 2. Social Interaction in Infancy, Tobias Schuwerk and Hannes Rakoczy 3. Social Interaction in Early and Middle Childhood: The Role of Theory Of Mind, Serena Lecce and Rory T. Devine 4. Development of Social Cognition in Adolescence and The Importance of Mating, Sarah Donaldson and Kathryn Mills 5. Mindreading in Adults: Cognitive Basis, Motivation, and Individual Differences, Ian A. Apperly and J. Jessica Wang 6. Social Interactions in Old Age, Victoria E. A. Brunsdon, Elisabeth E. F. Bradford, and Heather J. Ferguson 7. Understanding Atypical Social Behaviour Using Social Cognitive Theory: Lessons from Autism, Lucy Anne Livingston and Francesca Happé 8. The Ageing Brain in Context: Towards a Refined Understanding of Social Cognition in Ageing and Dementia, Muireann Irish and Siddharth Ramanan 9. The Future of Research on Social Interaction, Elisabeth E.F. Bradford, Martina De Lillo, and Heather J. Ferguson

PY - 2021/10

Y1 - 2021/10

N2 - Social relationships play an important role in healthy ageing, with positive social interaction experiences predicting better mental and physical health. Research into social-cognitive abilities has often focused on the development of these abilities in childhood. This chapter will look at the other end of the lifespan, examining changes in social cognition abilities in older individuals as a result of healthy ageing. In particular, it focuses on several social processes, including Theory of Mind, empathy, emotion recognition, action understanding, and imitation, looking at reported changes in these abilities as a result of advancing age, and factors that may influence these changes across individuals. It also discusses potential intervention protocols aimed at reducing social-cognitive declines in older age, and how these reported abilities influence day-to-day functioning in the social world. This book explores how human social interactive abilities change across the lifespan, looking at infancy, early and middle childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, adulthood, and older age, as well as healthy and atypical development. Over nine chapters, leading researchers in the field provide an overview of the most recent findings, contribute to key debates on social phenomena (including their underlying mechanisms, environmental triggers, and neural basis), and outline innovative avenues for future directions. Written in an accessible style, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers including academics and students of psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, linguistics, and philosophy, as well as providing valuable insights for clinicians and practitioners working in the fields of social care, mental health, and education.

AB - Social relationships play an important role in healthy ageing, with positive social interaction experiences predicting better mental and physical health. Research into social-cognitive abilities has often focused on the development of these abilities in childhood. This chapter will look at the other end of the lifespan, examining changes in social cognition abilities in older individuals as a result of healthy ageing. In particular, it focuses on several social processes, including Theory of Mind, empathy, emotion recognition, action understanding, and imitation, looking at reported changes in these abilities as a result of advancing age, and factors that may influence these changes across individuals. It also discusses potential intervention protocols aimed at reducing social-cognitive declines in older age, and how these reported abilities influence day-to-day functioning in the social world. This book explores how human social interactive abilities change across the lifespan, looking at infancy, early and middle childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, adulthood, and older age, as well as healthy and atypical development. Over nine chapters, leading researchers in the field provide an overview of the most recent findings, contribute to key debates on social phenomena (including their underlying mechanisms, environmental triggers, and neural basis), and outline innovative avenues for future directions. Written in an accessible style, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers including academics and students of psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, linguistics, and philosophy, as well as providing valuable insights for clinicians and practitioners working in the fields of social care, mental health, and education.

U2 - 10.1093/oso/9780198843290.001.0001

DO - 10.1093/oso/9780198843290.001.0001

M3 - Book

SN - 9780198843290

BT - The cognitive basis of social interaction across the lifespan

PB - Oxford University Press

CY - Oxford

ER -