The visible face of intention: why kinematics matters

Frontiers in Psychology

Caterina eAnsuini¹  Cesare eBertone²  Andrea eCavallo³  Cristina eBecchio³ 

[1] Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia;Università degli Studi di Torino;Università degli studi di Torino;

关键词: Intention;    social interaction;    kinematics;    reach-to-grasp;    action observation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00815

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A key component of social understanding is the ability to read intentions from movements. But how do we discern intentions in others’ actions? What kind of intention information is actually available in the features of others’ movements?Based on the assumption that intentions are hidden away in the other person’s mind, standard theories of social cognition have mainly focused on the contribution of higher-level processes. Here, we delineate an alternative approach to the problem of intention-from-movement understanding.We argue that intentions become ‘visible’ in the surface flow of agents’ motions. Consequently, the ability to understand others’ intentions cannot be divorced from the capability to detect essential kinematics. This hypothesis has far reaching implications for how we know other minds and predict others’ behavior.

【 授权许可】

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