2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mechanisms of understanding others based on understanding self
| Project/Area Number |
21700289
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Cognitive science
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
KUROSHIMA Hika 京都大学, 大学院・文学研究科, 研究員 (10536593)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 自己理解 / 他者理解 / 意図理解 / 社会的知性 |
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| Research Abstract |
I investigated whether own experience of an action affects understanding of other's action for human children and capuchin monkeys. I found both species changed their perception and expectation of other's action depending on their own experiences. This result suggest that non-human primates as well as humans have ability to infer the meaning of other's action based on understanding of one's own inner state.
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