Katrina McDonough

Observers translate information about other agents' higher-order goals into expectations about their forthcoming action kinematics Social perception relies on the ability to understand the higher-order goals that drive other people's behaviour. Under predictive coding views, this …

A new study by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐋. 𝐌𝐜𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 (UEA, School of Psychology), provides evidence that when we know someone’s goal, we subconsciously shift our perception of their actions toward the most relevant outcome. This supports predictive coding theories in social perception and Theory of Mind.

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