Inferring subjective states through the observation of actions
| Autor: | D D Patel, Stephen M. Fleming, J. M. Kilner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male Engineering Visual perception Decision Making Inference Poison control action observation 050105 experimental psychology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Interpersonal relationship 0302 clinical medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Research Articles General Environmental Science inference General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry 05 social sciences Cognition General Medicine Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation Social relation Comprehension Action (philosophy) kinematics Visual Perception Female General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Social psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1471-2954 0962-8452 |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rspb.2012.1847 |
| Popis: | Estimating another person's subjective confidence is crucial for social interaction, but how this inference is achieved is unknown. Previous research has demonstrated that the speed at which people make decisions is correlated with their confidence in their decision. Here, we show that (i) subjects are able to infer the subjective confidence of another person simply through the observation of their actions and (ii) this inference is dependent upon the performance of each subject when executing the action. Crucially, the latter result supports a model in which motor simulation of an observed action mediates the successful understanding of other minds. We conclude that kinematic understanding allows access to the higher-order cognitive processes of others, and that this access plays a central role in social interactions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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