Folk Psychological Narratives

Description:

An argument that challenges the dominant "theory theory" and simulation theory approaches to folk psychology by claiming that our everyday understanding of intentional actions done for reasons is acquired by exposure to and engaging in specific kinds of narratives. --From publisher's description.

subjects: Attribution (Social psychology),  Cognition,  Cognition in children,  Philosophy of mind,  Social perception in children,  Social psychology,  Social perception,  Cognition and culture,  Child,  Philosophy