Abstract
Several theories about Theory of Mind (ToM) have been proposed. The most well-known of these are Theory Theory and Simulation Theory, although alternative and hybrid theories do exist. One such theory, proposed by Bach (2011, 2014), is based on the Structure-Mapping theory of analogy, which has been shown to play a key role in cognitive development. There is evidence that children are more likely to pass false belief tasks when trained using stories that are easy to compare via structural alignment, as opposed to stories that are difficult to compare in this way (Hoyos, Horton & Gentner, 2015). This paper shows how a computational model based on Bach's account can provide an explanation for the Hoyos et al. training study and proposes directions for future research on human subjects.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | CogSci 2017 - Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society |
| Subtitle of host publication | Computational Foundations of Cognition |
| Publisher | The Cognitive Science Society |
| Pages | 2949-2954 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780991196760 |
| State | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Computational Foundations of Cognition, CogSci 2017 - London, United Kingdom Duration: Jul 26 2017 → Jul 29 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | CogSci 2017 - Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Computational Foundations of Cognition |
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Conference
| Conference | 39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Computational Foundations of Cognition, CogSci 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 7/26/17 → 7/29/17 |
Funding
We thank Alissa Baker-Oglesbee and Dedre Gentner for their helpful comments. This research was supported by the Socio-Cognitive Architectures for Adaptable Autonomous Systems Program of the Office of Naval Research, N00014-13-1-0470.
Keywords
- analogy
- cognitive modeling
- false belief
- structure-mapping
- theory of mind
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science Applications
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Cognitive Neuroscience