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Perceptual-cue-based mechanisms for recognizing social agents and their roles in social interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2026

Liuba Papeo Open the ORCID record for Liuba Papeo [Opens in a new window] ,
Manuel Mello  and
Jean-Remy Hochmann
Liuba Papeo*
Affiliation:
Institute of Cognitive Sciences Marc Jeannerod, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and University Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Lyon, France Liuba.papeo@isc.cnrs.fr manuel.mellop@gmail.com jr.hochmann@gmail.com
Manuel Mello
Affiliation:
Institute of Cognitive Sciences Marc Jeannerod, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and University Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Lyon, France Liuba.papeo@isc.cnrs.fr manuel.mellop@gmail.com jr.hochmann@gmail.com
Jean-Remy Hochmann
Affiliation:
Institute of Cognitive Sciences Marc Jeannerod, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and University Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Lyon, France Liuba.papeo@isc.cnrs.fr manuel.mellop@gmail.com jr.hochmann@gmail.com
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Abstract

Thomas proposes the existence of core knowledge that supports an innate, or early developing, intuitive theory, where social relationships are understood in reference to three models: communal sharing, authority ranking, and equality matching. We consider possible precursor-representations that could support infants’ discovery of relationships in the social world and how these representations relate to the basic models discussed by Thomas.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e42
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