SC - Theories Flashcards
What is the simulation theory?
We understand the minds of others because their mental states can be internally replicated in our own minds
How does the simulation theory work?
In a kind of thought experiment, in our own mind, we find out what we would think if we were in a particular situation. We then treat the outcome of the mental stimulation as telling us what another person would think in that situation.
What did Keysar, Barr, Balin and Brauner (2000) do?
Pairs of participants (one confederate), asked to play a referential communication game. Several objects were put between the participant and the confederate in a grid. The confederate gave instruction to move things around the grid. Most objects were mutually visible but only some to the participant.
In Brauner’s experiment, when a confederate asked participants to move something, what did the ppt consider?
They would consider that the object was hidden from the confederate e.g they would gaze/reach for it. At first pass, they did not consider the confederates perspective
What happened when, out of view of the confederate, a participant received an object?
They were told to put the object in a paper bag and put it in one of the occluded slot in the grid. The confederate would then instruct the participant to move things around
How many trials were there in Brauner’s experiment?
8 trials, with different items, four in each of the two conditions
What occurred in the experimental condition?
The grid contained another object that has the same label as the object in the bag e.g. cassette tape
What occurred in the baseline condition?
The bag contained an object that did not share a label with another object in the grid
What was the findings of the 4 experimental condition trials?
71% of participants attempted to move the object in the bag at least once. 46% of participants attempted to move the bag twice or more
