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dc.contributor.authorVarga, Bálint
dc.contributor.authorCsibra, Gergely
dc.contributor.authorKovács, Ágnes Melinda
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-31T10:35:35Z
dc.date.available2023-08-31T10:35:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1069-7977
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/14119
dc.description.abstractAlthough infants can frequently observe others gathering information, it is an open question whether and how they make sense of such activities since the mental causes and intended effects of these are hidden and underdetermined by the available evidence. We tested the hypothesis that infants possess a naive theory that leads them to grasp the purpose of information-gathering actions when they serve as sub-goals of higher-order instrumental goals. We presented 14-month-old infants with actions that were inefficient with respect to the agent’s instrumental goal but could or could not be justified as information-seeking behavior via this theory. We expected longer looks in the condition where the detour could not be justified and the results were in line with our predictions. While this evidence is compatible with our hypothesis, further studies are in progress to rule out alternative interpretations of our findings.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCognitive Science Societyen_US
dc.subjectAction understandingen_US
dc.subjectInformation-seekingen_US
dc.subjectTheory of minden_US
dc.subjectCognitive developmenten_US
dc.titleInfants’ interpretation of information-seeking actionsen_US
dc.typeJournal article
dc.source.journaltitleProceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
dc.source.volume43
dc.source.spage472
dc.source.epage478
dc.description.versionPublished version
refterms.dateFOA2023-09-01T02:04:59Z
dc.contributor.unitDepartment of Cognitive Science
dc.identifier.urlhttps://escholarship.org/uc/item/0gw5p97n


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