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EPS Prize Lecture

What is “theory of mind”? Concepts, cognitive processes and individual differences

Ian A. Apperly School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 825-839 | Received 14 Feb 2012, Published online: 26 Apr 2012

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