Early understanding of communicative intent in infancy

Type: 
Colloquia
Audience: 
Open to the Public
Room: 
Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 5:00pm
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Date: 
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Infants seem to understand that others have internal states that underlie observable behavior. Do they also understand that these internal states play a role when people communicate with each other? I'll describe data suggesting they do, and that they also understand some constraints on the updating of internal states.