What are the consequences of understanding the complex goal-directed actions of others?
Mary Gauvain a1 a1 Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
mary.gauvain@ucr.edu
Abstract
Four issues that build on the ideas offered by Tomasello et al. are discussed: the developmental course of shared intentionality and its relation to other developing abilities and experiences, and the conceptualization of three key features of the process: motivation, plans and the development of planning, and culture.