Examining age deficits in affective and cognitive theory of mind on dynamic theory of mind tasks

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how age affects cognitive and affective theory of mind using dynamic tasks.
• Examined performance on dynamic theory of mind tasks among different age groups.
• Analyzed the relationship between theory of mind deficits and episodic memory.
• Older adults show significant deficits in both cognitive and affective theory of mind tasks.
• Deficits are linked to declines in episodic memory, indicating pervasive age-related effects.