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Forward modelling requires intention recognition and non-impoverished predictions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Jan P. de Ruiter  and
Chris Cummins
Jan P. de Ruiter
Affiliation:
Department of Psycholinguistics, Bielefeld University, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany. jan.deruiter@uni-bielefeld.de http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/lili/personen/jruiter/ chris.cummins@uni-bielefeld.de
Chris Cummins
Affiliation:
Department of Psycholinguistics, Bielefeld University, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany. jan.deruiter@uni-bielefeld.de http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/lili/personen/jruiter/ chris.cummins@uni-bielefeld.de
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Abstract

We encourage Pickering & Garrod (P&G) to implement this promising theory in a computational model. The proposed theory crucially relies on having an efficient and reliable mechanism for early intention recognition. Furthermore, the generation of impoverished predictions is incompatible with a number of key phenomena that motivated P&G's theory. Explaining these phenomena requires fully specified perceptual predictions in both comprehension and production.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 351
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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