Thinking About Social Thinking

The type of thinking your brain does about other people is called:

• world

• social

• self

We can use social thinking to figure out:

• What someone is feeling

• What someone is planning to do next

• What I should do or say

• All of the above

People learn all they need to learn about social thinking by the time they are 15 years old.

• True

• False

It is OK to make mistakes while we learn to become better social thinkers.

• True

• False

A young child and an older child usually have the same social thoughts about a situation.

• True

• False

Another way to talk about people improving their social smarts is to say they are getting more

• mature

• talkative

• self centered

You can use social thinking to help figure out which people you don't want to spend time with

• True

• False

I will learn everything I need to about social thinking in a classroom with a teacher.

• True

• False

When I use my social thinking skills to consider the thoughts and feelings of others, people will feel good around me and have good thoughts about me.

• True

• False

Good social thinking is important because

• It helps you stay out of trouble

• It helps you decide who you want to be with

• It gives people good feelings about you

• It helps you to avoid bad situations

• It makes it easier to get along with people