TY - JOUR
T1 - Planning with Theory of Mind
AU - Ho, Mark K.
AU - Saxe, Rebecca
AU - Cushman, Fiery
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Understanding Theory of Mind should begin with an analysis of the problems it solves. The traditional answer is that Theory of Mind is used for predicting others’ thoughts and actions. However, the same Theory of Mind is also used for planning to change others’ thoughts and actions. Planning requires that Theory of Mind consists of abstract structured causal representations and supports efficient search and selection from innumerable possible actions. Theory of Mind contrasts with less cognitively demanding alternatives: statistical predictive models of other people's actions, or model-free reinforcement of actions by their effects on other people. Theory of Mind is likely used to plan novel interventions and predict their effects, for example, in pedagogy, emotion regulation, and impression management.
AB - Understanding Theory of Mind should begin with an analysis of the problems it solves. The traditional answer is that Theory of Mind is used for predicting others’ thoughts and actions. However, the same Theory of Mind is also used for planning to change others’ thoughts and actions. Planning requires that Theory of Mind consists of abstract structured causal representations and supports efficient search and selection from innumerable possible actions. Theory of Mind contrasts with less cognitively demanding alternatives: statistical predictive models of other people's actions, or model-free reinforcement of actions by their effects on other people. Theory of Mind is likely used to plan novel interventions and predict their effects, for example, in pedagogy, emotion regulation, and impression management.
KW - Theory of Mind
KW - causal reasoning
KW - goal-directed behavior
KW - planning
KW - social cognition
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tics.2022.08.003
DO - 10.1016/j.tics.2022.08.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36089494
AN - SCOPUS:85138796626
SN - 1364-6613
VL - 26
SP - 959
EP - 971
JO - Trends in Cognitive Sciences
JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences
IS - 11
ER -