Social perception and "spectator theories" of other minds

TY - JOUR

T1 - Social perception and "spectator theories" of other minds

AU - Overgaard, Søren

AU - Krueger, Joel William

PY - 2013/8

Y1 - 2013/8

N2 - We resist Schilbach et al.'s characterization of the "social perception" approach to social cognition as a "spectator theory" of other minds. We show how the social perception view acknowledges the crucial role interaction plays in enabling social understanding. We also highlight a dilemma Schilbach et al. face in attempting to distinguish their second-person approach from the social perception view.

AB - We resist Schilbach et al.'s characterization of the "social perception" approach to social cognition as a "spectator theory" of other minds. We show how the social perception view acknowledges the crucial role interaction plays in enabling social understanding. We also highlight a dilemma Schilbach et al. face in attempting to distinguish their second-person approach from the social perception view.

U2 - 10.1017/s0140525x12002014

DO - 10.1017/s0140525x12002014

M3 - Comment/debate

C2 - 23883763

SN - 1469-1825

VL - 36

SP - 434

EP - 435

JO - The Behavioral and brain sciences

JF - The Behavioral and brain sciences

IS - 4

ER -