Theories, structures and simulations in the research of early mentalizing

Bánovský, Juraj, 1980-

Theories, structures and simulations in the research of early mentalizing / Juraj Bánovský. -- The objective of this paper is to propose some new approaches that could be used in the research of the development of mindreading in infancy. I argue that the mentalizing system should be approached as a developing hierarchical structure that acquires the ability to orient attention to the most significant features in the environment. The development of this system could be described by a series of implicit theories that share a common structure which provides continuity over theory change. According to this view, the early stages which have a fundamental role for the development of mindreading would be described by low-level theories, but as infants become increasingly efficient in predicting behavior of observed agents the higher-order entities become prioritized due to their relevance. Infants thus gradually develop the ability to predict the behavior of others in situations involving attribution of mental states. I propose a strategy based on the analysis of attention deployment t

In Cognitive Systems Research. -- Amsterdam : Elsevier B.V., 2016. -- ISSN 2214-4366. -- ISSN 1389-0417. -- Vol. 40 (2016), pp. 129-143