Perspective-Taking from a Social Neuroscience Standpoint

@article{citeulike:2719527, abstract = {A primary focus of research undertaken by social psychologists is to establish why perceivers fail to accurately adopt or understand other people's perspectives. From overestimating the dispositional bases of behavior to misinterpreting the motivations of out-group members, the message that emerges from this work is that social perception is frequently imperfect. In contrast, researchers from disciplines outside social psychology seek to identify the strategies and skill sets required to successfully understand other people's perspectives. These investigations attempt to identify the mechanisms through which perceivers intuit mental states that underlie behavior (e.g. wants, motivations, beliefs). In this article, we review findings from perspective-taking research in developmental psychology, primatology (i.e. primate cognition) and cognitive neuroscience. We then discuss why understanding how accurate perspective-taking occurs may inform understanding of when and why this process fails. 10.1177/1368430207088039}, author = {Mason, Malia F. and Macrae, Neil C. }, citeulike-article-id = {2719527}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1368430207088039}, journal = {Group Processes Intergroup Relations}, keywords = {perspective\_taking, social\_neuro}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {215--232}, posted-at = {2008-04-25 22:38:45}, priority = {5}, title = {Perspective-Taking from a Social Neuroscience Standpoint}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1368430207088039}, volume = {11}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2719527 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2719527 TI - Perspective-Taking from a Social Neuroscience Standpoint JF - Group Processes Intergroup Relations VL - 11 IS - 2 SP - 215 EP - 232 N2 - A primary focus of research undertaken by social psychologists is to establish why perceivers fail to accurately adopt or understand other people's perspectives. From overestimating the dispositional bases of behavior to misinterpreting the motivations of out-group members, the message that emerges from this work is that social perception is frequently imperfect. In contrast, researchers from disciplines outside social psychology seek to identify the strategies and skill sets required to successfully understand other people's perspectives. These investigations attempt to identify the mechanisms through which perceivers intuit mental states that underlie behavior (e.g. wants, motivations, beliefs). In this article, we review findings from perspective-taking research in developmental psychology, primatology (i.e. primate cognition) and cognitive neuroscience. We then discuss why understanding how accurate perspective-taking occurs may inform understanding of when and why this process fails. 10.1177/1368430207088039 KW - perspective_taking KW - social_neuro AU - Mason, Malia AU - Macrae, Neil PY - 2008/04/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1368430207088039 ER -