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Emotions: A. philosophy of mind is usually defined by examples such as joy, fear, anger in order to distinguish it from other internal states. It is controversial whether emotions are triggered solely by external circumstances. See also sensations, perception, mental states, mind states, consciousness, stimuli, introspection, other minds. B. In psychology, emotion is a complex, subjective experience characterized by physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and a cognitive appraisal. Emotions influence mood, motivate behavior, and play a crucial role in social interactions.
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Simon Baron-Cohen on Emotions - Dictionary of Arguments

Slater I 156
Emotions/test/autism/Baron-Cohen: As an example of this, a recent revision of the “Reading the Mind in the Voice task,” in which participants are asked to identify the speaker’s mental or emotional state based on her tone of voice (Golan, Baron-Cohen, Hill, & Rutherford, 2007)(1) increased the sensitivity of the test by removing items for which ASD participants had obtained similar performances to the controls in the previous version of the test (Rutherford, Baron-Cohen, & Wheelwright, 2002(2). By removing these items, the authors indeed created a better tool to distinguish the two groups, but the tool should no longer be used to assess ToM skills in the condition. Yet, the authors conclude from the group differences they identify that individuals in the autism group have “greater difficulties recognizing complex emotions and mental states from stimuli.” A further problem with more advanced tests of ToM is that they lack the essential representationality criteria spelled out by Dennett (1978)(3).
>Theory of Mind/Dennett.
Slater I 157
VsBaron-Cohen: Instead, what these tests do is increase non-ToM demands on the participant.

1. Golan, O., Baron-Cohen, S., Hill, J., & Rutherford, M. (2007). The “reading the mind in the voice” test-revised: A study of complex emotion recognition in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37, 1096—1 106.
2. Rutherford, M, Baron-Cohen, S., & Wheelwright, S. (2002). Reading the mind in the voice: A study with normal adults and adults with Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32, 189—194.
3. Dennett, D. (1978). Beliefs about beliefs. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1, 568-570.


Coralie Chevallier, “Theory of Mind and Autism. Beyond Baron-Cohen et al’s. Sally-Anne Study”, in: Alan M. Slater and Paul C. Quinn (eds.) 2012. Developmental Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies. London: Sage Publications


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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
Baron-Cohen, Simon
Slater I
Alan M. Slater
Paul C. Quinn
Developmental Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies London 2012


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