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Simulation and the psychology of sociopathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1997

Joseph L. Hernandez Cruz
Joseph L. Hernandez Cruz
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy and Program in Cognitive Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 jcruz@u.arizona.edu www.u.arizona.edu/~cruz
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Abstract

Mealey's (1995a) psychological explanation of the sociopath's antisocial activity appeals to an incomplete or nonstandard theory of mind. This is not the only possible mechanism of mental state attribution. The simulation theory of mental state ascription offers a better hope of explaining the diverse elements of sociopathy reported by Mealey.

Type
Continuing Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 525 - 527
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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