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Preparing to be punched: Prediction may not always require inference of intentions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Helene Kreysa*
Affiliation:
Department for General Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany. helene.kreysa@uni-jena.dehttp://www2.uni-jena.de/svw/allgpsy/team/kreysa-h.htm

Abstract

Pickering & Garrod's (P&G's) framework assumes an efference copy based on the interlocutor's intentions. Yet, elaborate attribution of intentions may not always be necessary for online prediction. Instead, contextual cues such as speaker gaze can provide similar information with a lower demand on processing resources.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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