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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Social Cognition

Background:

  • Mentalization is crucial for social interactions, involving interpretation of mental states.
  • Bruner's narrative approach provides a framework for deriving meaning and reinterpreting experiences.
  • Both mentalization and narrative approaches rely on autobiographical narratives and mental state inference.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if activities re-elaborating personal life information can enhance mentalization skills.
  • To explore the link between enhanced mentalization and the ability to infer mental states.
  • To examine the foundational role of mentalization in executing complex educational tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Engaging students in practical and theoretical activities focused on reinterpreting personal life events.
  • Utilizing Bruner's narrative approach as a theoretical basis.
  • Assessing the impact of these activities on students' mentalization skills and ability to infer mental states.

Main Results:

  • Activities centered on re-elaboration of personal experiences show potential in boosting mentalization.
  • Enhanced ability to infer mental states was observed following the intervention.
  • A positive correlation is suggested between improved mentalization and performance in educational tasks.

Conclusions:

  • Re-elaboration of personal narratives can be an effective method for enhancing mentalization.
  • Improved mentalization skills are foundational for complex cognitive and educational processes.
  • This research offers insights for educators seeking to improve social cognition and learning outcomes.