Location
Comstock Memorial Union, MSUM
Document Type
Poster
Event Website
https://www.mnstate.edu/sac/
Start Date
23-4-2024 12:00 AM
Publication Date
April 2024
Description
Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities are based on understanding and predicting what others may think or feel and how that may be different than one’s own thoughts and feelings. Prior research has shown that people can get better at using various ToM abilities. However, the methods researchers used were not very easily accessible. This research is going to be focused on the hypothesis that role playing in a tabletop role-playing game, as opposed to doing a watercolor social, will increase the frequency of using ToM abilities the next day. Participants will be 40 adult students at Minnesota State University, Moorhead, and will take a researcher-developed ToM Frequency Scale regarding a social interaction they had that day before and after their assigned event. The participants will be split evenly between two events, one being an activity where people socialize and make abstract watercolor paintings, and the other will be a tabletop role-playing game.
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A Roleplaying Game’s Affect on Theory of Mind in College Students
Comstock Memorial Union, MSUM
Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities are based on understanding and predicting what others may think or feel and how that may be different than one’s own thoughts and feelings. Prior research has shown that people can get better at using various ToM abilities. However, the methods researchers used were not very easily accessible. This research is going to be focused on the hypothesis that role playing in a tabletop role-playing game, as opposed to doing a watercolor social, will increase the frequency of using ToM abilities the next day. Participants will be 40 adult students at Minnesota State University, Moorhead, and will take a researcher-developed ToM Frequency Scale regarding a social interaction they had that day before and after their assigned event. The participants will be split evenly between two events, one being an activity where people socialize and make abstract watercolor paintings, and the other will be a tabletop role-playing game.
https://red.mnstate.edu/sac/2024/cshe/2