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MENTALISTIC UNDERSTANDING [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

To what extent do infants possess a sophisticated mentalistic understanding of other people’s actions (e.g., understand behaviour in terms of psychological states) versus a more simple behavioural understanding (e.g., understanding behaviour in terms of contingencies and rules) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

Jusqu’à quel point les nourrissons possèdent-ils une compréhension représentationnelle sophistiquée des actions posées par d'autres (c.-à-d., comprennent-ils le comportement en termes d’états psychologiques) ou ont-ils une compréhension comportementale plus simple (c.-à-d., comprennent-ils le comportement en termes de règles et d’éventualités) [...]

Spanish

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