Bull, Rebecca
(2017).
Theory of mind and executive functioning: dual-task studies.
[Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex:
Economic and Social Research Council.
10.5255/UKDA-SN-850102
Data description (abstract)
Understanding the beliefs or feelings of another person, referred to as Theory of Mind, is an essential component of everyday social functioning. However, there is debate as to the true nature of tasks used to measure such skills, in particular, whether theory of mind skills are reliant upon executive function skills. Executive function skills include selectively attending to information, switching attention, and updating information in working memory. In the proposed series of experiments, dual-task methodology will be used to investigate whether loading different aspects of executive functioning (inhibition, flexible switching, and working memory updating) interferes with young adults ability to understand others theory of mind, using a number of theory of mind task. The results will have implications for current theories of the relation between executive functioning and theory of mind, and the measurement of these skills in healthy and neuropsychological populations.
| Data creators: |
| Creator Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
| Bull Rebecca |
University of Aberdeen |
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| Contributors: |
| Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
| Phillips Louise |
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| Sponsors: |
Economic and Social Research Council
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| Grant reference: |
RES-000-22-0508
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| Topic classification: |
Psychology
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| Date published: |
29 Jan 2009 10:17
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| Last modified: |
10 Jul 2017 10:09
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| Collection period: |
| Date from: | Date to: |
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| 1 June 2004 | 30 November 2005 |
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| Country: |
United Kingdom |
| Data collection method: |
Computerised data collection of quantitative data from individual participants.
One datafile Theory of Mind and Executive Function data. 150 cases x 40 variables |
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Individual |
| Kind of data: |
Numeric |
| Type of data: |
Experimental data
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| Resource language: |
English |
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| Data sourcing, processing and preparation: |
All research was conducted in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines of the British Psychological Society. Written informed consent was gained from all participants. Data were anonymised such that data cannot be traced by to any one individual.
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| Rights owners: |
| Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
| Bull Rebecca |
University of Aberdeen |
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| Contact: |
| Name | Email | Affiliation | ORCID (as URL) |
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| Bull, Rebecca | r.bull@abdn.ac.uk | University of Aberdeen | Unspecified |
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| Notes on access: |
The Data Collection is available for download to users registered with the UK Data Service.
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| Publisher: |
Economic and Social Research Council
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| Last modified: |
10 Jul 2017 10:09
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