How the mind explains behavior : folk explanations, meaning, and social interaction /

In this provocative monograph, Bertram Malle describes behavior explanations as having a dual nature -- as being both cognitive and social acts -- and proposes a comprehensive theoretical model that integrates the two aspects. When people try to understand puzzling human behavior, they construct beh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Malle, Bertram F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2004.
©2004
Series:Bradford Bks.
Subjects:
Attribution (Social psychology)
Intentionality (Philosophy)
Human behavior.
Behavior
Attribution (Psychologie sociale)
Intentionnalité (Philosophie)
Comportement humain.
human behavior.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Human behavior
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • History : past research on attribution and behavior explanation
  • Foundation : the folk theory of mind and behavior
  • Origins : why and when people explain behavior
  • Conceptual structure : a theory of behavior explanations I
  • Psychological construction : a theory of behavior explanations II
  • Behavior explanations in language and communication
  • Explaining behavior of self and other
  • Explaining behavior of individuals and groups
  • Looking back and ahead.

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