Infants' Understanding of Object-Directed Action: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis

Frontiers in Psychology
Scott J Robson, Valerie Kuhlmeier

Abstract

Recognizing that the object-directed actions of others are governed by goals and intentions is a crucial component of human interaction. These actions often occur rapidly and without explanation, yet we learn from and predict the actions of others with remarkable speed and accuracy, even during the first year of life. This review paper will serve as a bridge between several disparate literatures that, we suggest, can each contribute to our understanding of how infants interpret action. Specifically, we provide a review not just of research on infant goal attribution per se, but also incorporate findings from studies on the mirror neuron system and infant object cognition. The integration of these various research approaches allows for a novel construal of the extents and limits of early goal attribution - one in which the importance of the entire action context is considered - and points to specific future research directions.

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