Why we assume it's all good: the role of theory of mind in early inherent feature inferences.
Cimpian & Salomon's (C&S's) characterization of a domain-general inherence heuristic, available to young children, underplays the importance of our early interest in and recognition of agency, intentionality, and mental life. A consideration of the centrality of desires, goals, and agency in our earliest reasoning suggests an alternative, perhaps complementary, account of our tendency to be satisfied with the status quo.
Psychology Department,University of Wyoming,Laramie,WY 82071-3415.bartsch@uwyo.eduhttp://www.uwyo.edu/psychology/faculty/bartsch.htmlestes@uwyo.eduhttp://www.uwyo.edu/psychology/faculty/estes.html.
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Psychology Department,University of Wyoming,Laramie,WY 82071-3415.bartsch@uwyo.eduhttp://www.uwyo.edu/psychology/faculty/bartsch.htmlestes@uwyo.eduhttp://www.uwyo.edu/psychology/faculty/estes.html.
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D003071:Cognition; D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008128:Logic