theory of mind

English

Alternative forms

ToM (initialism)

Noun

theory of mind (countable and uncountable, plural theories of mind)

(psychology) The ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking.
Lack of theory of mind is a classic symptom of autism-spectrum disorders
(psychology, by extension from the root sense) The intellectual ability to understand that different persons (than the self) might have different intentions and knowledge.

Translations

ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking

Chinese:
Mandarin: 心智理論／心智理论 (xīnzhì lǐlùn)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: mielen teoria
Greek: θεωρία του νου f (theoría tou nou), νοοθεωρία f (nootheoría)
Hungarian: tudatelmélet
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

theory of mind on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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