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Normative folk psychology and decision theory
Author(s) -
Dewhurst Joe,
Burr Christopher
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mind and language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.905
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1468-0017
pISSN - 0268-1064
DOI - 10.1111/mila.12347
Subject(s) - folk psychology , normative , psychology , epistemology , dual process theory (moral psychology) , decision theory , social cognition , normative model of decision making , r cast , cognition , decision analysis , social psychology , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , business decision mapping , moral psychology , philosophy , mathematics , mathematical economics , neuroscience , statistics
Our aim in this paper is to explore two possible directions of interaction between normative folk psychology and decision theory. In one direction, folk psychology plays a regulative role that constrains practical decision‐making. In the other direction, decision theory provides novel tools and norms that shape folk psychology. We argue that these interactions could lead to the emergence of an iterative “decision theoretic spiral," where folk psychology influences decision‐making, decision‐making is studied by decision theory, and decision theory influences folk psychology. Understanding these interactions is important both for the theoretical study of social cognition and decision theory, and also for thinking about how to implement practical interventions into real‐world decision‐making.