theory of mind

kelley “covariation model”

• consensus

  • is most people behave similarly there is high consensus

• distinctiveness

  • indicates how a person behaves in different situations. High distinctiveness means they react very differently to each new situation

• consistency

  • how people behave over time in the same situation

Rational Planning

1) rational approach

2)non-rational

moral virtue scale

intelligence scale

fundamental attribution error

actor/observer bias

attribute the behavior of others to internal causes, while attributing our own behavior to external causes

two-dimensions of mind

• agency

  • extent to which they acted causily on world

• experience

  • extent to which they are capable of experience

(Grey and Wegner)

moral responsibility

domain specificity

skills that work well in one domain may not apply/function in another domain

False Beliefs

important theory of mind concept where as students age they realize that not everyone has the same information as them

Cognitive Control: Theory of Mind

kids get worse at solving theory of mind when they are exhausted indicating theory of mind requires some sort of cognitive control

Primate Theory of Mind

chimps have theory of mind but in a competitive context

Neural Basis of Theory of Mind

another argument for domain specificity

simulation theory

if want to know what you believe then I simulate myself

Action Prediction by Simulation (“Mirror Neurons”)

when macaque sees human reaching for something they same neurons fire

Theory of Mind by Simulation