CGSC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Mind
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Central interest to philosophers, psychologists and researchers in similar fields of work. Imagination = the capacity that underpins out ability to simulate perspectives that differ form our own (available to us through experience) Pretense content can be made by stipulations. Example: blue blocks could be deemed to be cars and red blocks deemed to be trucks . Most causal powers are represented objects mapped out, such as a blue block hitting a. Usually pretend features take over (ex: the teapot is full so the counter will be wet , but in the real world the teapot is empty so nothing is wet) Results of prior pretend changes can feed into later changes, like children constructing narratives that follow (there"s a causal chain) Behaviorists say that what is central to pretense is behavioral. When a mother pretends to eat something they usually gaze at children for longer. People all use sound effects to indicate pretense.