Outcome Knowledge and False Belief

Virtually every social interaction involves reasoning about the perspectives of others, or 'theory of mind (ToM).' Previous research suggests that it is difficult to ignore our current knowledge when reasoning about a more naïve perspective (i.e., the curse of knowledge). In this Mini Revi...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2016-02, Vol.7, p.118-118
Main Authors: Ghrear, Siba E, Birch, Susan A J, Bernstein, Daniel M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curse of knowledge
false belief
hindsight bias
perspective taking
Psychology
Theory of Mind
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Summary:Virtually every social interaction involves reasoning about the perspectives of others, or 'theory of mind (ToM).' Previous research suggests that it is difficult to ignore our current knowledge when reasoning about a more naïve perspective (i.e., the curse of knowledge). In this Mini Review, we discuss the implications of the curse of knowledge for certain aspects of ToM. Particularly, we examine how the curse of knowledge influences key measurements of false belief reasoning. In closing, we touch on the need to develop new measurement tools to discern the mechanisms involved in the curse of knowledge and false belief reasoning, and how they develop across the lifespan.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00118