Kalbe, Elke; Grabenhorst, Fabian; Brand, Matthias; Kessler, Josef; Hilker, R.; Markowitsch, Hans J.:
Elevated emotional reactivity in affective but not cognitive components of theory of mind: a psychophysiological study.
In: Journal of Neuropsychology, Jg. 1 (2007), Heft Part 1, S. 27 - 38
2007Artikel/Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
Angewandte KognitionswissenschaftFakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften » Informatik und Angewandte Kognitionswissenschaft
Titel:
Elevated emotional reactivity in affective but not cognitive components of theory of mind: a psychophysiological study.
Autor*in:
Kalbe, Elke;Grabenhorst, Fabian;Brand, MatthiasUDE
GND
123076773
LSF ID
50479
ORCID
0000-0002-4831-9542ORCID iD
Sonstiges
der Hochschule zugeordnete*r Autor*in
;
Kessler, Josef;Hilker, R.;Markowitsch, Hans J.
Erscheinungsjahr:
2007

Abstract:

Recent research proposes that theory of mind (ToM), that is the ability to infer other people's mental state, is a multidimensional construct and that a distinction may be made between affective and cognitive ToM. We examined whether these two subcomponents of ToM correspond to different levels in skin conductance responses (SCRs). Seventeen healthy adults listened to ten affective (faux pas) ToM stories, ten cognitive ToM stories and ten non-ToM stories. Results demonstrated significantly elevated SCR for affective ToM as compared with cognitive ToM and control stories, with no differences in SCR levels in the latter two story types. We discuss the possible underlying mechanisms for these differential psychophysiological correlates of affective and cognitive ToM processing, and suggest further investigations especially in clinical populations.