How Do Object Shape, Semantic Cues, and Apparent Velocity Affect the Attribution of Intentionality to Figures With Different Types of Movements?

ABSTRACT: A series of experiments show that attribution of intentionality to figures depends on the interaction between the type of movement -Theory of Mind (ToM), Goal-Directed (GD), Random (R)- with the presence of human attributes, the way these figures are labeled, and their apparent velocity. In addition, the effect of these conditions or their interaction varies when the use of human nouns -present in the participant's responses- is statistically controlled. In Experiment 1, one group of participants observed triangular figures (n = 46) and another observed humanized figures, called Stickman figures (n = 38). In ToM movements, participants attributed more intentionality to triangular figures than to Stickman figures. However, in R movements, the opposite trend was observed. In Experiment 2 (n

SUBMITTER: Morales-Bader D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7242622 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature