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Baby steps on the path to understanding intentions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2005

Amrisha Vaish  and
Amanda Woodward
Amrisha Vaish*
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL60637http://psychology.uchicago.edu/faculty.html
Amanda Woodward*
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL60637http://psychology.uchicago.edu/faculty.html
*
amrisha@uchicago.edu
woodward@uchicago.edu
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Abstract

Tomasello et al. lay out a three-step ontogenetic pathway for infants' understanding of intentional action. By this account, before 9 months, infants do not understand actions as being goal directed. However, we caution against drawing strong conclusions from negative findings, and, based on recent findings, propose that a key aspect of goal knowledge is present well before 9 months.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 5 , October 2005 , pp. 717 - 718
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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