探索思维理论的进化根源:对错误信念任务的灵长类错误揭示了代表性的限制
Amanda Royka1, Daniel J Horschler1, Walker Bargmann1
1Department of Psychology, Yale University, United States of America.
Cognition
|December 30, 2025
概括
rhesus 子在虚假信念任务中扎,无法根据代理人的过时知识预测行动. 这表明他们的思维理论 (ToM) 发展存在局限性,可能反映出人类婴儿的能力.
科学领域:
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 比较心理学比较心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- 成年人拥有心智理论 (Theory of Mind,ToM),可以对他人的心理状态进行推理.
- 由于婴儿和非人类灵长类动物在ToM任务上的表现不一致,了解ToM的起源具有挑战性.
研究的目的:
- 调查非人类灵长类动物在错误信念任务中的失败背后的原因.
- 为了更细致地了解灵长类动物心智理论 (ToM) 的局限性.
主要方法:
- 进行了四项涉及566只 rhesus 子的研究.
- 评估子在虚假信念场景中预测代理行为的能力,包括具有意想不到行动的控制条件.
主要成果:
- rhesus 子未能根据错误的信念预测代理人的行为,即使代理人采取了意想不到的行动.
- 子成功地完成了与它们紧密相匹配的控制任务,这表明它们在错误信念归因方面存在特定的困难.
结论:
- 子似乎无法更新代理人的知识表示,当环境在代理人的意识之外发生变化时.
- 保持对他人的知识表示的这种局限性可能解释了他们的ToM缺陷,并可能被人类婴儿共享.
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