Money Affects Theory of Mind Differently by Gender

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 12; p. e0143973
• Main Authors: Ridinger, Garret, McBride, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.12.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Autism; Behavior; Cognition; Competition; Decision making; Donations; Economics; Emotions; Experiments; Female; Females; Gender differences; Humans; Incentives; Laboratories; Male; Males; Motivation; Payments; Profits; Psychological aspects; Psychologists; Sex differences (Biology); Social factors; Social interactions; Social sciences; Studies; Theory of Mind; Women; United States; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; California

Theory of Mind (ToM)--the ability to understand other's thoughts, intentions, and emotions--is important for navigating interpersonal relationships, avoiding conflict, and empathizing. Prior research has identified many factors that affect one's ToM ability, but little work has examined ho...