Defining key concepts for mental state attribution

Communications Psychology, vol. 2, pp. 29

Abstract

The terminology used in discussions on mental state attribution is extensive and lacks consistency. In the current paper, experts from various disciplines collaborate to introduce a shared set of concepts and make recommendations regarding future use.

Authors 43

1. François Quesque corresponding

   Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier

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   Centre Ressource de Réhabilitation Psychosociale, CH Le Vinatier, Lyon, France. francois.quesque@gmail.com

   Centre Ressource de Réhabilitation Psychosociale, CH Le Vinatier, Lyon, France

2. Ian A. Apperly

   University of Birmingham

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   School of Psychology University of Birmingham B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK

3. Renée Baillargeon

   University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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   Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

4. Simon Baron‐Cohen

   University of Cambridge

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   Autism Research Centre, Psychiatry Department, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

5. Cristina Becchio

   University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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   Department of Neurology, Hamburg Center of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

6. Harold Bekkering

   Radboud University Nijmegen · Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour · Donders Centre for Cognition

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   Donders Centre for Cognition, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

7. Daniel M. Bernstein

   Kwantlen Polytechnic University

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   Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC V3W 2M8, Canada

8. Maxime Bertoux

   Inserm · Université de Lille · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille · Lille Neurosciences & Cognition

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   Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, LiCEND & DistALZ, Lille, France

9. Geoffrey Bird

   University of Oxford · University of Birmingham

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   Dept of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, and School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

10. Henryk Bukowski

    UCLouvain

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    Psychological sciences research institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium

11. Pascal Burgmer

    University of Southampton

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    Center for Research on Self and Identity, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

12. Peter Carruthers

    University of Maryland, College Park

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    Department of Philosophy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20472, USA

13. Caroline Catmur

    King's College London

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    Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK

14. Isabel Dziobek

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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    Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction, Institute of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berli, Germany

15. Nicholas Epley

    University of Chicago

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    University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, USA

16. Thorsten M. Erle

    Tilburg University

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    Department of Social Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands

17. Chris Frith

    Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging · University College London

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    Wellcome Centre for Human NeuroImaging, University College London, 12 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR, UK

18. Uta Frith

    University College London

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    University College London, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, London, UK

19. Carl Michael Galang

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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    Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Department of Psychology, Berlin, Germany

20. Vittorio Gallese

    University of Parma · Columbia University

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    Dept. of Medicine & Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience, University of Parma Via Volturno, 39 43121, Parma, Italy

    Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia Univeristy, New York, USA

21. Delphine Grynberg

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut Universitaire de France · Université de Lille · Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives

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    Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France

    Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193, SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, F-59000, Lille, France

22. Francesca G. E. Happe

    King's College London

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    Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience - King's College London, London, UK

23. Masahiro Hirai

    Nagoya University

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    Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan

24. Sara D. Hodges

    University of Oregon

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    Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA

25. Philipp Kanske

    Technische Universität Dresden

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    Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187, Dresden, Germany

26. Mariska Esther Kret Aachen Cognitive Psychology Unit Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

    Leiden University

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    Cognitive Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

    Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden, the Netherlands

27. Claus Lamm

    University of Vienna

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    Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

28. Jean‐Louis Nandrino

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université de Lille · Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives · Fondation Santé des étudiants de France

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    Fondation Santé des étudiants de France (FSEF), Paris, France

    Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193, SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, F-59000, Lille, France

29. Sukhvinder S. Obhi

    McMaster University

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    Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4L8, Canada

30. Sally Gayle Olderbak

    IFT Institut für Therapieforschung

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    Institut für Therapieforschung, Munich, 175 Leopoldstraße, Munich, 80804, Germany

31. Josef Perner

    University of Salzburg

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    Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience & Department of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

32. Yves Rossetti

    Lyon 1 Université · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Inserm · Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon

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    Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CRNL U1028 UMR5292, Trajectoires, F-69500, Bron, France

33. Dana M. Schneider

    Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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    Institute of Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany

34. Matthias Schurz

    Universität Innsbruck

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    Digital Science Center (DiSC), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 15, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Institute of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Universitätsstraße 5-7, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

35. Tobias Schuwerk

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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    Department of Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany

36. Natalie Sebanz

    Central European University

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    Central European University PU, Department of Cognitive Science, Vienna, Austria

37. Simone Shamay‐Tsoory

    University of Haifa

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    Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israël

38. Giorgia Silani

    University of Vienna

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    Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

39. Shannon Spaulding

    Oklahoma State University

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    Oklahoma State University, Department of Philosophy, Stillwater, USA

40. Andrew R. Todd

    University of California, Davis

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    Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

41. Evan Westra

    Purdue University West Lafayette

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    Department of Philosophy, Purdue University, Lafayette, USA

42. Dan Zahavi

    University of Copenhagen

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    Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

43. Marcel Braß corresponding

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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    Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Department of Psychology, Berlin, Germany. marcel.brass@hu-berlin.de

    Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Department of Psychology, Berlin, Germany