Understanding Intentions: Distinct Processes for Mirroring, Representing, and Conceptualizing
We provide converging evidence from developmental, imaging, and lesion studies that intentions can be processed at three distinct levels: a mirroring level, which infers immediate action goals on the basis of observed actions; a representational level, which is concerned with the psychological-rathe...
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| author | Chiavarino, C Apperly, I Humphreys, G |
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| description | We provide converging evidence from developmental, imaging, and lesion studies that intentions can be processed at three distinct levels: a mirroring level, which infers immediate action goals on the basis of observed actions; a representational level, which is concerned with the psychological-rather than merely behavioral-representation of the mental states that underlie those actions; and a conceptual level, which allows people to reason about the semantic and logical properties of mental states. Together, the representational and conceptual levels form what is currently referred to as the mentalizing system. We argue that although the mirroring and mentalizing systems may work independently of each other, within the mentalizing system, the representational level subserves the conceptual level. © The Author(s) 2012. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:3b44ed7a-0878-4064-bbc9-3e5c3d4921512022-03-26T14:06:37ZUnderstanding Intentions: Distinct Processes for Mirroring, Representing, and ConceptualizingJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3b44ed7a-0878-4064-bbc9-3e5c3d492151EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2012Chiavarino, CApperly, IHumphreys, GWe provide converging evidence from developmental, imaging, and lesion studies that intentions can be processed at three distinct levels: a mirroring level, which infers immediate action goals on the basis of observed actions; a representational level, which is concerned with the psychological-rather than merely behavioral-representation of the mental states that underlie those actions; and a conceptual level, which allows people to reason about the semantic and logical properties of mental states. Together, the representational and conceptual levels form what is currently referred to as the mentalizing system. We argue that although the mirroring and mentalizing systems may work independently of each other, within the mentalizing system, the representational level subserves the conceptual level. © The Author(s) 2012. |
| spellingShingle | Chiavarino, C Apperly, I Humphreys, G Understanding Intentions: Distinct Processes for Mirroring, Representing, and Conceptualizing |
| title | Understanding Intentions: Distinct Processes for Mirroring, Representing, and Conceptualizing |
| title_full | Understanding Intentions: Distinct Processes for Mirroring, Representing, and Conceptualizing |
| title_fullStr | Understanding Intentions: Distinct Processes for Mirroring, Representing, and Conceptualizing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Intentions: Distinct Processes for Mirroring, Representing, and Conceptualizing |
| title_short | Understanding Intentions: Distinct Processes for Mirroring, Representing, and Conceptualizing |
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