The Influence Of Working Memory To Theory Of Mind On College Students

It has been a long time of studying the relationship between Theory of Mind and executive function. Working memory, a core part of executive function, contributes to the field with Theory of Mind. But there are still different results. Therefore, only confirming the relationship between working memory and Theory of Mind, can we study further by different aspects. Research one studies the relationship between working memory and Theory of Mind seeing working memory as a whole concept. After confirming the positive affect on working memory to Theory of Mind, the following experiments study respectively the different components of central execution which is the core of working memory. Central execution includes shifiting, inhibition and updating, while Theory of Mind, it includes cognitive ToM, affective ToM, control ToM, first order, second order.Research one is 2(working memory)×2(the order of Theory of Mind)×3(the aspect of Theory of Mind)mixed design. It studies female college students divided by different working memory might perform significant difference on Theory of Mind which confirming working memory does affect Theory of Mind.There are three studies in research two from three vital part in central execution to study the influence on Theory of Mind. Study one is 2(shifiting)×2(the order of Theory of Mind)×3(the aspect of Theory of Mind)mixed design; study two is 2(inhibition)×2(the order of Theory of Mind)×3(the aspect of Theory of Mind)mixed design; study three is 2(updating)×2(the order of Theory of Mind)×3(the aspect of Theory of Mind)mixed design.Conclusions:(1) Female college students’ working memory do positive affect on Theory of Mind.(2) Female college students’ shifiting do positive affect on Theory of Mind, performing on first order of affective and second order of cognitive.(3) Female college students’ inhibition do positive affect on Theory of Mind, performing on second order of cognitive.(4) Female college students’ updating do positive affect on Theory of Mind, performing on first order of cognitive and second order of affective.