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Simulation theory
Author(s) -
Shanton Karen,
Goldman Alvin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.526
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1939-5086
pISSN - 1939-5078
DOI - 10.1002/wcs.33
Subject(s) - reading (process) , copying , cognitive science , cognition , psychology , chronesthesia , cognitive psychology , prospection , imitation , episodic memory , mental operations , linguistics , neuroscience , social psychology , philosophy , political science , law
Simulation plays a significant role in human cognition. This article reviews evidence for a simulational account of mind reading. Drawing on findings in developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience, it shows that mind reading involves the imitation, copying, or reexperience of the mind reading target's mental processes. The article also introduces evidence for simulational accounts of episodic memory and prospection. It identifies relevant similarities between mind reading, memory, and prospection as well as independent evidence for a role for simulation in memory. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This article is categorized under: Psychology > Reasoning and Decision Making Philosophy > Action