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SUMMARY:The role of &quot\;means selection&quot\; and &quot\;outcome selec
 tion&quot\; information in   infants' goal attribution - Dr Szilvia Biro\,
  Centre for Child and Family Studies\, Leiden University\, NL  and  Leiden
  Institute for Brain and Cognition
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CONTACT:Louise White
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nTo interpret an observed action as goal-directed\, 
 one can make use of two types of information in a given situation. One typ
 e of information consists of the observation that the actor achieves the g
 oal by adjusting the action to the situational constraints ("means selecti
 on"). The other type of information is the availability of alternative out
 comes and the expression of a preference for a particular outcome by the a
 ctor's action ("outcome selection"). I will talk about three studies in wh
 ich we investigated the relationship between these two types of informatio
 n in infants’ goal attribution using the violation of expectations techn
 ique and anticipatory eye-movement measures. Together\, these studies sugg
 est that if both types of information are present\, but lead to different 
 conclusions about the goal-directresses of the action\, then means selecti
 on information takes primacy over outcome selection information in infants
 ’ interpretation of actions.\n\nBiography\nSzilvia Biro graduated from t
 he Eotvos Lorand University\, Hungary in 1998 and completed her PhD studie
 s at Cambridge University\, UK in 2002. She then became a postdoctoral fel
 low at the Center of Cognitive Science\, Rutgers University\, NJ\, USA. Si
 nce 2006 she is an Assistant Professor at Leiden University\, NL. Her curr
 ent research focuses on social cognition in infancy.\n\n
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology
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