Fiction effects on social cognition

Modeling Cognition: How Fiction Relates to Fact

The increasing use of computational modeling and simulation methods offers interesting epistemic and theoretical challenges for the philosophy of science. One of the main questions discussed in the philosophical literature relates to the explanatory role of false, unrealistic and sometimes even fictional models. In this paper we argue that (i) some fictional models can offer explanations known ...

Differential effects of MDMA and methylphenidate on social cognition.

Social cognition is important in everyday-life social interactions. The social cognitive effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') and methylphenidate (both used for neuroenhancement and as party drugs) are largely unknown. We investigated the acute effects of MDMA (75 mg), methylphenidate (40 mg) and placebo using the Facial Emotion Recognition Task, Multifaceted Empathy T...

Navigating Social Life: on Social Cognition

Social Cognition Interventional Program (SCIP) Based on the Theory of Mind (ToM) Effects on the Social Function of High- Functional Autistic Patients

Objective: The present study has been carried out to develop social cognition interventional program (SCIP) based on Theory of Mind (ToM), and to investigate its effects on High-Functional Autistic (HFA) Children's Social function. Methods: Present study was completely experimental and its participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group (Among 14 HFA, 7 in experimen...

Social Cognition of Gender and Language

The question, Do men and women use language differently played a central part in the emergence of feminist socio linguistics more than two decades ago, and it casts a long shadow. This paper focuses on the literature that has contributed to the understanding of the major research questions underlying two major strands, language and gender, concentrating on the development of the literature from...