Katrina McDonough
@katrina-mcdonough.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology, University of East Anglia, UK. Research investigates: the influence of prior expectations on social perception; underlying mechanisms of visual perspective taking; social attention.
Reposted by Katrina McDonough
A new study by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐋. 𝐌𝐜𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 (UEA, School of Psychology), provides evidence that when we know someone’s goal, we subconsciously shift our perception of their actions toward the most relevant outcome. This supports predictive coding theories in social perception and Theory of Mind.
Observers translate information about other agents' higher-order goals into expectations about their forthcoming action kinematics
Social perception relies on the ability to understand the higher-order goals that drive other people's behaviour. Under predictive coding views, this …
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March 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A new study by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐋. 𝐌𝐜𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 (UEA, School of Psychology), provides evidence that when we know someone’s goal, we subconsciously shift our perception of their actions toward the most relevant outcome. This supports predictive coding theories in social perception and Theory of Mind.
Finally made the switch to Bluesky!
February 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Finally made the switch to Bluesky!