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Early Social Cognition How Psychological Mechanisms Can Inform Models of Decision Making
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Warneken, Felix Rosati, Alexandra G. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Many approaches to understanding social decision making use formalized models that account for costs and benefi ts to predict how individuals should choose. While these types of models are appropriate for describing social behavior at the ultimate level— accounting for the fi tness consequences of different patterns of behavior—they do not necessarily refl ect the proximate mechanisms used by decision makers. It is argued that a focus on psychological mechanisms is essential for understanding the causes of decision making in a social context. Focus is on the behavior of human children to elucidate the psychological capacities that are foundational for the developmental emergence of social decision making in humans. In particular, evidence is presented across a wide range of contexts to indicate that young children appear to focus on the underlying psychological states of potential social partners in cooperative contexts. This suggests that many types of social decisions may be driven by intention attribution, not explicit utility calculations. It is proposed that a comprehensive theory of social decision making must address both questions about ultimate function as well as integrate empirical studies of the psychological instantiation of these processes. Developmental approaches are particularly informative, as they elucidate the origins of decision making as well as the factors that shape them into their mature form seen in adults. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.7551/mitpress/9556.003.0023 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://software.rc.fas.harvard.edu/lds/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/WarnekenRosati_2012.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://software.rc.fas.harvard.edu/lds/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WarnekenRosati_2012.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress%2F9556.003.0023 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
