A World Unto Itself: Human Communication as Active Inference

A World Unto Itself: Human Communication as Active Inference

Recent theoretical work in developmental psychology suggests that humans are predisposed to align their mental states with those of other individuals. One way this manifests is in cooperative communication; that is, intentional communication aimed at aligning individuals’ mental states with respect...

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Main Authors: Jared Vasil, Paul B. Badcock, Axel Constant, Karl Friston, Maxwell J. D. Ramstead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
cooperative communication
mental state alignment
evolution
development
active inference
adaptive prior
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00417/full

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