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Christensen, Wayne and Michael, John (2016) From two systems to a multi-systems architecture for mindreading. New Ideas in Psychology, 40 . pp. 48-64. doi:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2015.01.003
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Abstract
This paper critically examines Apperly and Butterfill's parallel ‘two systems’ theory of mindreading and argues instead for a cooperative multi-systems architecture. The minimal mindreading system (system 1) described by Butterfill and Apperly is unable to explain the flexibility of infant belief representation or fast and efficient mindreading in adults, and there are strong reasons for thinking that infant belief representation depends on executive cognition and general semantic memory. We propose that schemas, causal representation and mental models help to explain the representational flexibility of infant mindreading and give an alternative interpretation of evidence that has been taken to show automatic, fast and efficient belief representation in adults.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | New Ideas in Psychology | ||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0732-118X | ||||||
| Official Date: | January 2016 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 40 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 48-64 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2015.01.003 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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